Tag: Madhya Pradesh
Expansion of Sanjay National Park, Madhya Pradesh Set to Displace 15000 indigenous Dwellers
7 villages are set to be evacuated for the expansion of the Sanjay National Park in Madhya Pradesh, ostensibly for wildlife conservation.
In an Electrified Village Eleven Families Continue to Live in Darkness
Atal Jyoti Yojana has failed to deliver on its promise of 24 hours supply of power to eleven households in rural Madhya Pradesh. Every month Lallan Singh receives an electricity bill. The catch is that he has no access to electricity. Singh and ten other families in Sariha, a village...
Narmada Jeevan Shalas Bring Hope for Children Affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project
Across banks of Narmada, Adivasi children can now count on Jeevan Shalas for a better future despite the government's failure to provide them with education.
A Retired Postmaster Revives Traditional Agriculture in Madhya Pradesh
Away from the genetically modified seeds, one man with indigenous seeds has started an agricultural revolution in Madhya Pradesh
A Retired Postmaster Revives Traditional Agriculture in Madhya Pradesh
Away from the genetically modified seeds, one man with indigenous seeds has started an agricultural revolution in Madhya Pradesh
A New Festival in Madhya Pradesh Revives a Lost Indigenous Culture
Thousands of people have gathered in Verwada, Badhwani to celebrate the newest festival in Madhya Pradesh - the festival of Rani Kajal Mata, an ancient, indigenous deity.
Cashless and Landless: Tribal oustees of Narmada worry about their future
The Sardar Sarovar Dam has displaced over 41,000 families from the banks of Narmada across Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, since 1985. The Sardar Sarovar Punarvasvat Agency (SSPA) was constituted in 1992, for implementing the Resettlement and Rehabilitation for affected families, but little action has been taken to offer the...