Goans come together to protect the irreplaceable rain trees of Panaji against a callous government

Largest groundnut cultivation
5,000 traditional water tanks
104 farmer suicides during 2000 02

A less happy story from another part of Goa

Sal forest worth: Rs 30,000 crore
85% population dependent on forest
65% people below poverty line

Once rich in forest and grazing land
Now known as 20th century desert
68% population marginal and unemployed

First district for tribal development
Rampant deforestation
Malnutrition and starvation deaths

The poor. And how they are counted in India

The Independence movement took shape in this district. Today it fights for ecological independence

Average rainfall: 1,300 mm
Irrigation: 2% of gross cropped area

It's a burden everyone will hate to carry. Shega Phadke, a resident of Maharashtra's Nandurbar district, had to walk a few kilometres carrying his dead son's body, a victim of malnutrition, before

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