At least 550 migration-hit villages in Uttarakhand that had lost over half of their population or were nearly empty — thus officially tagged as “ghost villages” — have seen families return after decades as job losses during the lockdown forced many to come home from metros. Uttarakhand has 1,700 ghost villages while 1,000 hamlets have less than 100 people.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/uttarakhands-ghost-villages-spring-back-to-life/articleshow/76412902.cms