Kumon

Vintage water mills are a charm for residents of Kumaon in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Kaladungi (Kumon) Uttarakhand, Sep. 23 : A majority of residents in the rural Kumaon region of Uttarakhand continue to use the vintage water-powered mills for grinding purposes.

In the remote population in Kaladungi and other areas in Kumaon region people don’t want to give up the water powered mills.

The British, in the late 19th century, are known to have originally introduced water-powered mill here. Since then residents have found it easy for everyone to get the wheat grinded into flour.