Once among the most remote and underdeveloped areas in Mandi district, Seraj block saw a massive infrastructure push in the past decade. Now, it is confronting the perils of prosperity and fiddling with nature — large-scale destruction caused by extreme weather events, as the development-ecology imbalance wreaks havoc in Himachal Pradesh
In Bung Rail Chowk area of Thunag, farmlands have vanished, many houses are buried under flood debris or are now unsafe for living. Photo by the writer
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