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Damned by Sardar Sarovar Dam

 
/ June 13, 2014

Imagine having your village and land flooded for the construction of a dam.  Imagine no compensation, house or land being provided in return.  Imagine standing up for your rights to only be imprisoned by the authorities.  There is no need to imagine for this is the reality of residents from...

8 years without Electricity

 
/ June 5, 2014

Can you imagine not having any electricity for the past 8 years?  For 135 families this is the reality they live with day in and day out.  Electrical poles were installed in Talawali village 8 years ago but until now electrical wires have still not been installed.  Instead residents are...

Neglected by Electricity Board

 
/ May 30, 2014

On 27th February 2014 a terrible storm brought down the electricity poles in Sarauli village. There has been no electricity in the village since and the electricity board has been ignoring the issue. Children’s studies are being affected especially during the exam period. We need your help to put pressure...

The Right to Land

 
/ May 30, 2014

Millions of people live in India’s forestlands, but have no legal right to their homes, lands or livelihoods. “We have 5 acres of land but we don’t have any land entitlement records.  We were unable to reap the crop this year.  It all got decayed.  We sowed one quintal of...

Treacherous Trek To School

 
/ May 27, 2014

Having to travel 3km daily in the burning sun, through jungles and mountains on treacherous terrains to get to school in another town?  Breaking your arm or leg on the way?  Sound like fun?  Sound like an adventure? Welcome to the reality for children from Thana Dalel Village, Tamia Block,...

Ration Rationed

 
/ May 26, 2014

 “I’m very worried. I have two grandchildren. We are not getting up to 16-17 kilos of our entitled ration.” This is the situation for people like this grandmother from Basia Village, Madhya Pradesh where the salesman in charge of distributing rations has been absent for six months now.  The salesman,...

Muddy Monsoon Mayhem

 
/ May 23, 2014

Imagine having to sludge your way through 1 km. of wet mud everyday to get to school.  Imagine arriving all dirty and being sent back home by the teacher.  Imagine the authorities not doing anything about the dirt track that is the main road in your community.  This is the...

Horrors Unfold as Doctors Remain Absent

 
/ April 11, 2014

In Padariya village of Raisen Block, Madhya Pradesh, there is a Health Centre was built for a population of 700 people. The community celebrated the inauguration that took place on 20th of September in 2012. Two years later, this same community is now beyond frustration; on almost every occasion they...