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The Ramshackle School

 
/ March 5, 2014

The primary school in Khutdobara village of Kondagaon district in Chattisgarh is one of the many examples of poor implementation of the Right to Education Act. The building has been in a dilapidated conditions for years. It requires a long list of repairs among which the broken ceiling is a...

Survived a Flood, Got Run Over and Still no Compensation in Sight

 
/ February 26, 2014

VV-PACS Correspondent Navita reports the chilling story of a family of a nine who survived the Bihar floods of 2013 only to be run over by a vehicle. 2 months after the accident they are still seeking financial aid. Bihar is one of the most flood prone states in India....

Another Dam Cripples the People

 
/ February 26, 2014

The Mogra dam in Rajnandgaon District was planned in 1967 and was finally built by early 2006. The dam is situated on the Seonath river in Rajnandgaon District, Chattisgarh which affect a total of 56 villages situated around its trajectory. The project saw heavy resistance and displaced more than 15000...

Poor Identification Of The ‘Poor’

 
/ February 17, 2014

About 160 families living in Chotibhesdira village, Katihar district, Bihar have not received their Below Poverty Line cards. VV-PACS Community Correspondent Navita from Katihar, Bihar reports on the condition of this community. “People who have tractors and land, they are getting Below poverty line cards & people who don’t even...

A Nightmare For Slum Dwellers

 
/ January 31, 2014

A public-private partnership plans to demolish slums and put the residents in buildings on part of the land. But there is a catch-

Plight of the Landless Poor

 
/ January 31, 2014

‘I told the Village Head to give us a piece of land or a house to stay but he did not listen to us. In Saizadpur only the wealthy get all benefits not the poor’ says Abdul Karim. ‘I am staying in someone else’s house. We have to face many...

A Land to Call Our Own

 
/ January 30, 2014

Across India, farmers are fighting for their lands and rights. Despite their struggles all they get is harassment, torture and humiliation by the Government officials. Ghasiram Mohike, is one such person currently facing this problem. Eight year ago he took over fallow land and started cultivating on it. His sweat...

Guaranteeing Employment

 
/ January 29, 2014

Community correspondent Krupakar reports the story of a Sadashiv Thakrey who has not been given a MGNREGA job card due to which he along with many others who are unemployed are suffering. In Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, lives Sadashiv Thakrey. He applied for a job card under the Mahatma Gandhi...