Community Correspondents
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Fixing India: Land Allotted On Paper, But Possession Took 22 Long Years!
If not for the intervention by our community correspondent, the poor villagers would have continued paying taxes for a land they didn't own.
70 percent of women in India face domestic violence each year
Video volunteers community correspondent Bideshini reports on cases of domestic violence from her district of Sundergarh in Odisha.
Taxing Agriculture: Farmers Forced to Pay Water Tax but Receive No Water
There seems to be no end for the decade long water crisis for the farmers of Bandhaberna village, Sundergarh, Odisha.
People in Tashada Village, Odisha yet to Reap Benefits of Government Schemes.
Despite being a revenue village, Tashada in Odisha has failed to receive basic government schemes even after multiple appeals.
On World Water Day, Villages in Odishaβs Sundergarh are Facing Water Crisis.
Due to Odisha Mining Corporation, the streams and water resources in Sundergarh, Lahunipada block are turning into red water.Β
While Mining Giants Rejoice, Adivasis are Left with No Water
As the Odisha Mining Corporation diverts water resources for its iron ore mines, local communities face a drought-like situation.
State Repression Forces Adivasis Out of Their Land in Odisha
The PESA law makes it mandatory for village councils to be consulted before any land acquisition in the village, but it is being blatantly violated today.
Adivasi Community in Odisha Stakes Claim to Forest Land, Wins
The Forest Rights Act entitles Adivasi and forest-dwelling communities to both individual and community land ownership, but the process, mostly, is a long-winding one.