The Prime Minister’s Rural Road Scheme (PMRRS) aims to connect the remotest habitations across India to bigger towns and better facilities—healthcare, education, markets. In November 2013, the construction of a new road under the scheme caused panic for some 2,500 people from four villages of Bandagaon District, Jharkhand. Once again,...
“It has been around 10-11 years now, since we have had no electricity in our village.” Can you imagine living without electricity for 10 years! This is the reality for residents at Harijan Kalyan Tola Mushajari village, Bihar. Call to Action: You can help them. Call the number below and...
Residents of Bajarangbali Nagar village have been suffering with the bad roads in their village for the last couple of years. They have told the Chief Officer countless times, but he has given them false promises of fixing the road. They need your help to pressurise the Development Officer to...
No water to drink! Broken wells dry up quickly. Unsafe toxic water in hand pumps. The water comes out black or turns yellow when kept in a vessel. This is what residents from Kailashpur have to face everyday. You can change this today. Call to Action: Pressure the Village...
“They said so many things before uprooting us, but did not fulfill their promises.” This is the case for residents of Turitola village, who were uprooted from their homes in the name of development but not given adequate compensation. Call to Action:Help them now! Prakash Chanda, General...
In accordance with the Rajeev Gandhi Rural Electrification Scheme, Below Poverty Line (BPL) families should receive free electricity from the Government. However residents of Singhjhor village, though connected to the electricity supply are not receiving electricity. Call to Action: Residents need you support to put pressure on the Site...
Villagers living near the Bokaro River are drowning trying to cross the bridgeless river. When monsoon comes the river becomes ferocious preventing school children from getting to school. The authorities don’t seem to care. Raja Soren, a resident of Kasiadih village, paints a vivid image, “In 2003, Chotka Besra...
“Because if kids sleep inside, they may get crushed and die if the roof collapses. Last time when it rained, a roof collapsed injuring a person on the head.” This is the current situation in Chatrutand village where 250 residents are living in dilapidated housing. The Indira Awaas Scheme is...
