The Crowded Desert

£37.50

Rajasthan and the encroaching desert, aggravated by increasing population.

SKU: 1057
Categories: ,
Tags: , , , , ,
Producer: Television Trust for the Environment film for Central TV
Year Produced: 1986
Running time: 25 minutes
Trailer:  Watch on Youtube
Watch online: ideo on demand

Description

For many centuries the people of the State of Rajasthan in Northern India have lived in uneasy balance with the Thar, the great Indian desert, but over the last 30 years that balance has begun to break down. The increase in human and livestock numbers is placing unbearable demands on Rajasthan’s semi-arid land with unchecked tree destruction, overgrazing and over-cultivation creating a wasteland and leading to more desertification. Modern scientific methods are being combined with traditional systems of land management in trying to halt the encroaching desert with some success.

This programme can be rented on our Video on Demand system for £1.50. For this you can view as often as you like within a 48 hour period of your own choosing.

Click the Video on Demand button to see the prices to rent (stream) or buy (download):
 
ideo on Demand