NEWS BY THOSE WHO LIVE IT
Benefits denied due to Absence Of Caste Certificate
Sewan Munda of Badanuangaon village in Sundargarh District of Odisha belongs to the Munda(Tribal) community. In 1962, during land settlement, the caste mentioned on his land document was recorded as Munda Christian and not Munda, because of which he is unable to get a valid caste certificate made. A Caste...
Village in Bandipora receives Clean water supply after two months
Dar Mohalla of Takanwari village in Bandipora district was suffering in the absence of potable water supply. The issue was not only bringing inconvenience to the local population but was a cause of several waterborne diseases also. The issue was addressed within a day only after the Video Volunteers Correspondent...
Impact – Latrine crisis solved through proactive community solutions
80 families of Karatutha village in Odisha were suffering without toilets in their houses. That was until Community Correspondent, Anupama Sathy made a video about the same in 2015. Due to lack of toilets, these families had to defecate out in open. It was difficult for the women to go...
Impact| Bogus Electricity Bills Worth Lakhs Waived by MSEB
The agricultural land that the farmers were in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, given by the administration was not a well irrigated land. Therefore, administration had constructed well worth Rs. 3 lakh 46 thousand for the farmers to fetch water from this well. However it didn’t have any water level or...
People in this south Kashmir Village Trek Miles for Potable water – Shafat Reports
Around 80 households of south Kashmir’s Rakhi Brah village are forced to draw water in containers from some three kilometres away, as the water storage tank which was built by the government has remained non-functional since last five years. The women folk Trek this distance daily to fetch clean water...
Railway Station without any facilities
Many have to run to catch their trains as they halt. Many of them miss their trains if they are not fast enough. Many don’t even get tickets on time. These are everyday scenes at a Railway Station in Kotmi Sonar village, which has a population of 3,350 people. Many...
Dalits: Threatned and beaten by Upper caste men
Ramavati Devi and her family have been victims of caste violence for a long time. She along with her family in Bihar is being harassed by those belonging to the upper caste. Their house was burned by these people; they have time and again abused, threatened and beaten up members...