Shatakshi Gawade

Alaknanda leaves Uttarakhand villages high and dry

Dams have reduced the Alaknanda to a trickle and altered the socioeconomic fabric of the villages in its course. A living entity status may just save it from damnation.

Posted on 27 Oct, 2017 08:17 PM

The river Alaknanda holds a special, sacred place for Indians. One of the two headstreams of the holiest river Ganga, Alaknanda originates from glaciers at the head of the Alaknanda valley in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.

Rajni Devi carries water to her home. (Source: 101Reporters)

Subscribe to Shatakshi Gawade