New GEF Project Raises Hope for Change in India’s Indigenous Lake Community By Stella Paul Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

New GEF Project Raises Hope for Change in India’s Indigenous Lake Community By Stella Paul DUMBOORNAGAR, India and SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Jun 24 2026 (IPS) - At dawn, when the waters of Dumboor Lake lie still under a pale grey sky, Santo Chakma, 63, nudges his narrow wooden boat into a reservoir that swallowed his childhood. GlobalSouth News The lake is a growing attraction for tourists who come here in search of beauty and tranquillity, with dozens of islands scattered across a vast expanse of water. But for Chakma, the lake reflects a past erased. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/new-gef-project-raises-hope-for-change-in-indias-indigenous-lake-community/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=How_AgricTech_Cuts_Labour_for_Zimbabwes_Female_Farmers_In_Government_Forces_were_the_Greatest_Perpet Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -