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Villagers in Bankura Came Together To Fix Water Crisis

 
/ July 9, 2022

This is a story of collective will and finding solutions for immediate problems. In this Pindarbari village, Bankura District, West Bengal, all the hand pumps were defunct and the main Submersible Pump was also not working, for three years. The villagers had a hard time collecting water from nearby villages,...

75 years of Independence, Still no Electricity in Peethakia Village

 
/ June 22, 2022

A village is deemed electrified, if 10 percent of all the households of the village has electricity access and if electricity is provided to public spaces such as schools, panchayat officers, health centres, community centres and dispensaries.

Dysfunctional Anganwadi Centre in Odisha

 
/ June 20, 2022

Almost every year, The Government of Odisha launches several developmental schemes to strengthen the Decentralised Feeding Program of ICDS, their focus is entirely on empowerment of children, women, and persons with disabilities and senior citizens.

Smashing stereotypes, empowering hundreds of vulnerable tribals through video stories – the remarkable Shikha Kumari...

 
/ June 15, 2022

Shikha, who belongs to the Sauriya Pahariya tribe, an indigenous Dravidian ethnic community classified as a 'particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), is our Community Correspondent and one such gem. Her ancestors are from the Sahibganj district of Jharkhand.  

Water crisis deepens in slums of Mumbai | Awaz Ho Buland EP 13

 
/ June 13, 2022

Here, in this episode, the anchor Shabnam Varanasi brings us the plight of the slum dwellers in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the commercial capital of India, of the dearth of basic amenities, specially drinking water. 

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Hospital in North 24 PGS Lacks Medical Staff and Amenities

 
/ June 8, 2022

The Community Correspondent Milon Mondal went there to find out about the amenities and talk to the patients, doctors and the locals about the amenities of this 60 bedded Hospital. 

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Toilets Constructed at Kalighat Red Light Area of Kolkata 

 
/ May 31, 2022

The basic hygiene of this red Light district is almost non-existent, living conditions are dank and squalid. Debgopal Mondal, a Community Correspondent of Video Volunteers (VV) made a video about their living conditions and was screening and engaging with the community about ways to solve these issues.

Water Crisis Leading to Fights in a Adarsh Village of Jharkhand 

 
/ May 26, 2022

The basic facilities for a quality living are missing in this Model Village of Bhauro.