Tag: Chandrapur district of Maharashtra

1994 flood victims still waiting for compensation

 
/ December 23, 2015

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...