Tag: illegal mining

In this picture you can see a hill or for that matter a leftover of it. This is in Rajasthan, less than 200 kms from national capital- Delhi, as well as the state capital- Jaipur, on way to my native village in Sikar district of Rajasthan. It can be very safely said that in few months from now, this hill will cease to exist. Hence I keep wondering, was it an unwanted structure! It gave life, it is evident from a single tree still lurching on the top. But then how long? Mining mafia is flattening them all- one by one. My little village, with a small history of itself, was surrounded by hills. There used to be a small lake. Many of us had our first swimming lessons in this lake. But, today this lake is... well photo (below) says it all. In earlier days, the adjoining hills us...