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T.B. blights the lives of Factory workers

 
/ April 20, 2015

10th April 2015 | Saraipalli Village, Tamnar Block, Chhattisgarh | Rajesh In the absence of any protective measures, the 15 workers at the Golden Refractories in Tamnar Chhattisgarh have contracted Tuberculosis. At least ten people have died of TB in the past four to five years 2013. Community Correspondent Rajesh...

Russian Roulette on the Road

 
/ March 27, 2015

27th March 2015 | Tamnar Block, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh | Rajesh Gupta Suberam Yadav lost his young school-going son in a road accident, one that should not have happened. The accident took place on a 7 km long road between Saraipalli and Gerwani villages, a route now frequented by trucks,...

Unique Wedding Celebrations!

 
/ March 10, 2015

10th March 2015| Jangjir-Champa, Chhattisgarh| Vrinda Azad This video documents a unique cultural practice where young children are married-off in a community ceremony. The ritual has particular importance for young girls as they are supposed to participate in this ceremony before puberty. Community Correspondent Vrinda Azad, who is from Chhattisgarh...

One Billion Rising: Women of Chattisgarh fight for equal pay after eviction

 
/ February 9, 2015

February 9; Bilaspur, Chattisgarh   The National Thermal Power Corporation, that is based in Sipat village, produces 3000 megawatts of electricity everyday. The plant is built on land belonging to the farmers, who were evicted too. Left without the land to farm on, men and women from surrounding villages are...

One Billion Rising: Broom before books – Girls made to clean the school premisis

 
/ February 6, 2015

February 6; Bastar, Chattisgarh Our Community Correspondent, Ramjag Gaud, reports from Bhond village on the situation of the Government primary and secondary school. In this school, the girl students are made to clean the classrooms and school premises. The Headmaster of the school says that it is a measure he...

Leaking subsidies; deprived poor

 
/ January 27, 2015

January 27; Ghariyaband, Chattisgarh In India’s hinterland, corruption related to the ration cards is quite common. For the simple reason that it can help obtain subsidised food grains, people try to get their hands on BPL ration cards, even if they aren’t entitled. This leads to deprivation on the part...

Heavy rains destroyed a dalit’s house

 
/ January 20, 2015

January 20; Bilaspur, Chattisgarh Heavy rains destroyed a dalit’s house in Kachhar village, and the administration is proving to be of no help. Community Correspondent Vrinda Azad reports.

State of a slum

 
/ January 7, 2015

Mounds of unhygienic garbage surround the Gandhinagar slum in Chattisgarh due to municipality’s ignorance. With no supply of clean water or a drainage system in place, swamps of stagnated water have become breeding grounds for diseases. The number of people with stomach infections in the area has seen a steep rise....