From the archive record
A Garhwali man sits and eats in the shade of a tree in Ganeshpur, Uttarakhand, India. The prefabricated structures behind him suggest a quick rehab project to house residents deprived of their homes by the recent Uttarkashi earthquake. A local woman named Bhawna shares how this massive earthquake destroyed their homes. As a little girl returns home from school, she shies away from the camera. She claims that none of them have received compensation for the damage done to their village homes, from the government. A saree clad Garhwali woman combs her daughter's long wavy hair in the sun. Women in Uttarakhand don't often wear saris so this woman is likely a plains-person settled in the hills. A young man struggles to cross a stream and climb a bridge with his bicycle. Tata Relief Project see