Holding their ground : Vasaikars push back against the burial of their ponds | Mumbai News
Vasai’s traditional water system, its ancient ponds called bavkhals, is systematically disappearing as land values soar. On a blindingly hot morning in Vasai, Ranjeet Vartak leads us down a rutted rack in Bhuigaon Village and gestures towards a scene that could be mistaken for a trick of the light—an informal housing settlement sitting solidly on…
