The cutting is often done by hand from shallow quarries after monsoon, and though it’s a breathable, locally-rooted material, I question the ecological cost of its current extraction. My research on vernacular architecture shows its sustainability depends entirely on traditional, low-impact methods being preserved, not scaled. From documenting old *wadas* here, I’ve learned that a material is only as good as the ethics of its sourcing—and that’s easily lost.
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