Jumla students work as porters in Kedarnath to fund higher studies
Summary
Students from Jumla are working as porters during the Kedarnath pilgrimage season in India to earn money to fund their higher education, despite the physically demanding and risky nature of the job.
Key Points
- Several students from Jumla work as porters in Kedarnath to finance their higher education.
- Porters carry pilgrims on a steep 22-kilometre uphill route during the Kedarnath pilgrimage season.
- Nepali workers in Kedarnath earn higher wages compared to other regions in India during the pilgrimage season.
- The work is physically demanding and risky, with past incidents including deadly landslides causing fatalities among workers.
