The Hursgundagi villagers continue to live along the banks of the Sonthi Barrage, in spite of being provided with compensation to build houses in a new village. By Yashasvini Razdan Kantappa Pujari spends his afternoons in the courtyard of the Hursgundagi village temple where he talks about how he married off his sons with the […]
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By Muralidhara Shetty Hoovina Hadagali, April 2019. Hanumana Gowda and his family have to switch between two houses depending on the water levels of the Singatalur dam. One of his house is a permanent house which is near the dam premises and temporary house in the newly allocated place. It’s 5km far from his home […]
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Malappa Allappa Hanumanawar has been farming ever since he can remember. Farming has been their only source of income. His land is located right next to the river Krishna. About 6 to 7 years ago, the river flooded, completely submerging his land and destroying all the crops. Since this incident, the yield has decreased substantially, […]
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