Tag: Madhya Pradesh
A Widow and her Children are Homeless
Heavy rains destroyed a widow’s house in Pipariyamal, Madhya Pradesh and the administration is proving to be of no help. She and her children have been homeless for four months. Help her get a house by calling V A Karnd, the Sub Divisional Magistrate of the area on +91 9424312042 Community...
Veterinary Hospital without a Doctor
Veterinary Hospital without a Doctor! It has been one year since a veterinary hospital has been constructed in Madhya Pradesh. Despite doctors being posted for the job, this vacancy is not being filled. As a result, the residents of the area are not being able to get proper treatment for...
Narmada Oustees Cry Foul over Administration’s Non-Compliance to Laws
Over 900 people living on the banks of Narmada in Madhya Pradesh are seeking justice for being driven from their ancestral lands for the Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) project. The residents of Belkheda village in Badwani district, Madhya Pradesh had their land submerged in 2000 with promises of rehabilitation, land...
100 families in Bilha, Madhya Pradesh face water scarcity
The handpumps of Bilha village, in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, have hardly pumped water in the past one year. Due to the water scarcity, mothers and young girls of more than 100 families of the village walk over 2 km to fetch water from Kulga, the nearest village. The...
The fishing community of Madhya Pradesh suffers due to Narmada Dam
As the sun sets on the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (MP), an old fisherman recalls the days when his community was bestowed with abundance and prosperity. Madhubhai Machware nostalgically tells Chetan Salve, Video Volunteers’ correspondent, “Before this dam was built, we had led prosperous, happy lives. But in the...
51 villages will be submerged by Sardar Sarovar Dam
The picturesque village of Kasrawad stands by the banks of river Narmada. However, the village may be soon consumed by the river, which had nourished it for centuries due to the nearby Sardar Sarovar Dam. While a government survey back in 2001 had claimed that over 360 houses will be...
450 people cheated of Rehabilitation benefits
Fifty-four families of Amlali village of Barwani in Madhya Pradesh were rehabilitated in 2011. But none of these families have been given basic facilities to ensure that they can live in comfort. These settlements have been made along hills where water can enter the houses in times of rain. There...
We want water! Arti Bai reports for IndiaUnheard
Arti bai reports from Indra colony in Madhya Pradesh, on problems faced by the people for getting drinking water. The pipelines don’t work, handpump is broken and people have to walk 1-2 KM to get drinking water.