the Thar

Question 1

where?

Answer 1

above the trophic of cancer, India & Pakistan, major settlement: Jalsar, rivers Indus & Indira Ghandi Canal

Question 2

what is Jalsar population

Answer 2

600 000

Question 3

how many visitors to the fort and how many live there

Answer 3

1/2 million visitors , 500 thousand live

Question 4

why are camels important

Answer 4

milk has a low insulin content, blood is used for cancer research

Question 5

how many wind turbines

Answer 5

75, generating 60MW

Question 6

how do the villagers of Pithori save water

Answer 6

use animals e.g buttermilk, graze cattle on sand dunes, clean with sand

Question 7

what are the problems in Pithori

Answer 7

overcorwding, lack of jobs, poorly paid, land for grazing dissapering