“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...
“Now my hands and legs don’t work properly due to arthritis…My daughter and wife have to go to work for a daily wage, so that we can survive.” This is the reality for 80 year old Laxidhar Sandyal from Rangamatia village who has not been receiving his old age...
“They had sanctioned a house in my husbands name earlier. But they took away the total amount of money illegally. Now they are telling me, ‘You have received it.’” This is the sad story of 85 year old Kanduri Barik from Potanai village who was meant to receive a...
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...
“As a daily wage labourer she has to be paid her wages by the end of every week.”But due to the negligence of the farm workers Boiti Pradhan has not been receiving her wages for the last three months. The most shocking thing is that she works for a Government...
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...
Hybrid seeds in the local village of Galakhajuri have caused more misery then happiness. Farmers were led to believe that due to scientific technology the hybrid seeds would produce higher yields of superior quality. However, to their disappointment the hybrid variety completely failed to provide produce. VV-Correspondent Argen Karketa...
Father, “If we don’t tie her, she runs away.”This is the sad reality of Parvati Oriya, the disabled girl who is tied up to a post at home day in day out. The Government of India has failed yet again to provide her with disability benefits or support. Call...
