Six months and counting
Over half a year after massive floods washed away vast swathes of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, the reconstruction work is slow and people are struggling to get back on their feet.
Worst in decades
Uttarakhand's three major rivers - Ganga, Alaknanda and Bhagirath - swallowed a major chunk of the states' vital roads and infrastructure. These were the worst floods in the state in decades.
Lost everything
A large number of farmers lost their landholdings in the floods and were put out of work. They wait for some compensation from the state government but nothing has so far come their way.
'A village of widows'
After a fortnight of floods in June, many villages in the state became inaccessible by road. Six hamlets that comprise the Deoli-Bramhagram panchayat (village assembly) in Guptkashi reported 57 men missing. This rural community has now earned the tag of the "village of widows."
One such widow
Gita Devi is one of the 57 widows in the village who lost their husbands in the floods. She has received a sewing machine from Sulabh International, a non-government organization, so that she can sustain her livelihood.
Relinking the state
The laborers have been given the task to relink the villages to the rest of the state and India. They break boulders to make small stones and pave the roads. Work is scarce in the mountains and they do this to earn a living - a pittance of three euros for working nine hours a day.