Saturday, 21 February 2014
Glimpses of life along the Bhagirathi River. The fog lifts as the day progresses.
As we got closer to Kolkata, the population density increased, but in this stretch it was still largely agricultural. One of the notable aspects of Indian agriculture is that it is almost entirely devoted to production of food for humans (as opposed to animals and chemicals in the US). There is a huge diversity of crops.
Pollution is endemic. Some things would be relatively easy to change, but require a change in mindset. Other clean-ups would be more complicated and expensive.
Meanwhile, back on the ship:
Glimpses of life along the Bhagirathi River. The fog lifts as the day progresses.
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| An early morning ferry preparing to cross the river. |
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| A village woman poses for us. |
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| A family waves to us from a village. |
As we got closer to Kolkata, the population density increased, but in this stretch it was still largely agricultural. One of the notable aspects of Indian agriculture is that it is almost entirely devoted to production of food for humans (as opposed to animals and chemicals in the US). There is a huge diversity of crops.
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| A man uses grass to tie cucumber plants to stakes. |
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| Rice is planted around mango trees. |
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| A full load of pumpkins. |
Pollution is endemic. Some things would be relatively easy to change, but require a change in mindset. Other clean-ups would be more complicated and expensive.
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| There are far too many un-scrubbed smoke sources throughout India. These are from burning coal to fire bricks. |
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| In towns and cities, the riverbanks are piles of trash. In the background you can see the Hazarduari Palace, a major museum in Murshidabad. |
Meanwhile, back on the ship:
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| A damselfly on the sun deck. |
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