Tag: danger

Life saving equipment a dream for sewage workers

 
/ September 27, 2011

Imagine walking around on a hot, humid summer day. You feel sweaty, tired, and dehydrated. Now imagine if you were unblocking sewers full of human excrement with your bare hands in such heat. Sewer cleaners in Walhe village of Maharashtra continue to work with human waste, refuse, and toxic fumes...

Insurgency Drives Away Tourists

 
/ May 18, 2011

Because of the surrounding violence and military presence, tourists have deserted Loktak Lake in Manipur.

Garhwali Language Seeks Patronage

 
/ December 23, 2010

The Garhwali language of India’s Uttarakhand state is in desperate need of preservation.