6 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“Yes, due to the war, India is experiencing a shortage of LPG. Before the war, every month we received two LPG gas cylinders, but nowadays we get only one for 45 days. Actually, we are using both LPG and wood for cooking. It hasn't affected us much.”
“Yes, due to the war India is experiencing shortage of LPG. Before the war every month we got two LPG gass cylinders but now days we get only one for 45 days. Actually, we are using both LPG and woods for cooking. It didn't not affect more.”
In your area, citizens are grappling with significant challenges primarily stemming from extreme weather conditions 🌡️, including prolonged heat waves and water scarcity that have severely impacted local agriculture and economic stability. Compounding these issues are concerns regarding frequent electricity outages during storms and an ongoing LPG shortage, which affects many, though some residents have adapted by using wood for cooking. Despite these hardships, the community demonstrates remarkable resilience and resourcefulness. Locals are actively using traditional methods like consuming mango and tamarind juices for heat protection, and local mango varieties serve as a vital source of income 🥭 and natural relief. These adaptive strategies 💡 showcase a strong local capacity to cope with environmental and resource pressures.
“I don't know more varities of mangoes but some that we say in local are malda, langda, kalmi, bambaiya. I don't know the exact quality as I only used for consumption then selling. And there is no such measurement but comparative to other year this year I ate very less mango. ”
“In our locality, there are different varieties of mangoes, all are locals. Mainly mangoes are small in size and more popular in locality. It is used for different purposes like pickle, riped for selling. For some people mangoes are source of income in summer season. Also, people used it for making juice (row, ripped) which health us to protect from the heat waves.”
“This summer has been hotter than usual. This year we experienced more heat waves. We also stopped agriculture in summer due to the unavailability of water for irrigation. This somewhat impacted our economy, which had been a source of external income. During the day, we drink mango and tamarind juice, which helps us maintain our body temperature.”
“Being in village right from the starting of May I was very difficult to bear this hot humid summer I just came back from university after completing my pg and then I had to my parents home right from university life which was way more comforting to village life it became very difficult for me adjust and at those days during every every heay rain and storms came due to which there was no electricity in whole in village inside home it became unbearable to stay for which we were going to sleep in terace but that too can't helped us out as mosquitoes badly attacked us and even in day time we used to go under tree but that didn't change anything, those days to survive in home was really difficult as everything felt very irritating like itching sweating and rashes.”
“. Actually in our home we are still using wood for cooking so, due to the LPG crisis I don't feel that directly affect us but yes it has affected people around our village.”
