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Krishna Lal stands in front of her house. The town of Chamba is on the hill behind her.

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'Ghost villages' of the Himalayas foreshadow a changing India

2:21pm March 30, 2023

by Raksha Kumar

Parts of the Himalayas in India are seeing people leave for cities that offer more jobs. Those left behind feel forgotten as the government looks to use the land for resources for the growing cities.

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Turkish Valley Home To Human Settlements For Millenia Soon Will Be A Lake

8:03am December 01, 2019

by Durrie Bouscaren

In southeastern Turkey, an ancient town that has long been associated with the region's Kurdish heritage is slated to be flooded by a massive dam project on the Tigris River.

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China plans to widen and deepen the Mekong near the Thai town of Chiang Khong to allow bigger Chinese cargo boats to carry their loads farther downstream to Luang Prabang in Laos.

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China Reshapes The Vital Mekong River To Power Its Expansion

11:19am October 06, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

Chinese companies are building infrastructure and dams along the vast river that runs through five Southeast Asian countries before emptying into the South China Sea.

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