Tag: Katihar
Bihar Government Yet to Reach Out to Farmers Affected By Unseasonal Rains
Nobody from the government has visited Gandhigram or any of the neighbouring villages affected by floods.
Electric Poles Installed but No Electricity
Turki, Falka, Katihar, Bihar | Navita Devi More than 1000 people still do not have access to electricity in Bihar’s Turki village. Electricity poles were erected 5 years yet the villagers suffer in darkness. Correspondent Navita talks to the community about living without electricity and discusses how this problem can...
End this Cruel Cycle of Corruption Today
25th June, 2015 | Sikkat Village Council, Katihar, Bihar | Reena Devi “What is the point of having a District Magistrate and Collector, when they won’t serve the poor people?,” asks Anil, an irate resident of this village whose residents are being cheated by a corrupt ration dealer. The ration...
Poor Identification Of The ‘Poor’
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...