December 2015
Arsenic Poisoning goes unchecked for 25 years in Murshidabad, West Bengal
50 people have been affected by drinking arsenic-contaminated water since 1990. 6 people have already died this year. How much longer will the government wait to provide something as basic as clean drinking water? In Chamtepara, Khaymari village of Jalangi block in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, people have been...
1994 flood victims still waiting for compensation
The 1994 floods caused hundreds of deaths across five states in India and left an estimated two million homeless. Survivors from Mangli village in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra are still waiting for the compensation sanctioned by the government. In 1994, more than 80% of Mangli village in Chandrapur district was...
Failed crops due to heavy rain in Hirri village, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district has a village, Hirri, nestled within it under Dobe panchayat. Nearly 65 families live here in Hirri. One day all of a sudden it began to rain heavily for nearly two hours. Many of the villagers here have lost their crop because of this rain. ‘The...
Anganwadi centre without a building in Cooch Behar, West Bengal
Launched in 1975, the integrated child Development Services (ICDS) scheme is one of the world’s largest programmes for early child development. The primary objective of the scheme is to improve the nutritional and health status of children aged 0 to 6 years and pregnant and nursing women. In 2005, the...
Pregnant Women made to pay for free services in Sindri, Jharkhand
Jaccha Baccha card provides women free facilities like vaccinations & medicines among other health care facilities. But in Pakur district’s Maheshpur block, women of Sindri village are being made to pay Rs 50 to Rs 100 for procurement of card by the local ANMs. Because of this, many women are...
We are old not blind!!
The elders of Bhadal village in Madhya Pradesh are starving and are forced to do manual labor because they have not received their pension for last 2 years. They don’t have money to buy food or medicines for themselves. According to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme implemented by the...
Natural water source is on the brink of extinction in Domat, Bihar
Agriculture communities across many villages depend on natural resources to support their farming. The sustenance of these resources is never the priority of the administration. Natural resources may soon be on the brink of extinction.Lachnauta Jumi is a water source situated near Domat village. This water is used for drinking,...