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Vishakha Power Plant Will Destroy our Livelihoods

 
/ August 27, 2015

Dimirimunda village, Redakhol block, Sambalpur District, Odisha | Mamata Patra reports for IndiaUnheard 70 families fear losing their land to a thermal power plant project proposed by Vishakha Power Ltd.The 1320 MW power plant will be set up across 1200 acres. Residents of the village, most of whom are cultivators,...

No power lines below the poverty line – Purnachandra Nayak reports for IndiaUnheard

 
/ August 20, 2015

A few years ago, the village of Kantaguda, Lahunipada block of Sundergarh was overcome with great excitement when electricity poles were installed. This tiny village is Odisha is home to 22 families living Below Poverty Line. More than 2 years later, they still have no electricity connection. They have submitted...

Broken school building damaging dreams

 
/ August 11, 2015

Domdadar, Dindori, Madhya Pradesh | Surajeeya Paraste The primary school in Domdadar village of Madhya Pradesh hasn’t been repaired since 25 years. As many as 59 children from classes 1st to 5th study in one classroom. These children are not able to study well. Surajeeya interviews Ramcharan Mathur, a resident...

Two years, Two floods, No Compensation

 
/ July 22, 2015

Chakpihani village, Sant Kabir Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh | Madhuri Chauhan Flood after flood has washed away this community’s trust in local governance. This video report was made in 2013 by correspondent Madhuri, just after floods affected 20 districts in the state. Residents of Chakpihani never saw the compensation they...

Children Worry About Safety and Studies in this Village Without Electricity

 
/ July 3, 2015

Bindhani VIllage, Kanhachatti Block, Jharkhand | Reshmi Devi “When the oil lamp goes off, we aren’t able to study or finish our homework,” says a young girl. Even though electricity poles and wires were set up in the village in 2010, each evening Bindhani plunges into a terrifying darkness. Residents...

You can’t Deliver Your Baby Here, The Roof May Collapse Any Moment

 
/ June 15, 2015

Crumbling infrastructure at a state-run health facility keeps pregnant women from availing healthcare services here. With a roof that leaks during the monsoon and no functional toilets, both frontline health workers and patients find it difficult to use. Bharti Kumari Reports from Telmocho village, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand This series on...

IndiaUnheard Turns Five

 
/ June 2, 2015

What would news look like if the very people who live a story produced it? What if each marginalised community had someone to document their stories and the issues they face from within the community? What if this news didn’t stop at reporting a story but also brought change to...

No Electricity Endangers Crop

 
/ May 27, 2015

27th May 2015 | Gawarla, Chandrapur, Maharastra | Krupakar Chahande Farmers from Gawarla village in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra have no access to electricity. They paid for the electricity connection 2 years ago yet no meter or appropriate set up has been done to ensure electricity supply. When they approach...