Tag: participatory media
Land allotted but on papers only
Those displaced from Sardar Sarovar Dam project are still waiting to be rehabilitated. In another case of utter neglect from the government, people have been allotted land on paper but the allotted property either belongs to someone else or is unusable. Chetan Salve reports from Narmadanagar of Nandurbar...
Farmer commits suicide for Rs 5000 in Odisha
Another debt-ridden farmer commits suicide by eating poison. Bholanath Pradhan had taken a loan amount of Rs 5000 and 10 bags of fertilizer for his 3-acre land. The loan amount on paper was put down by the loan officer as Rs 51000 and 10 bags of fertilizer instead, which Bholanath...
SUCCESS: Students get their due scholarships
Within a month of making a video on problems faced by children who hadn’t received their scholarship in two years, the money was received and distributed to the students at Rajkiya Ucch Vidyalay in Dumbar village, Churchu block. Ekta Marandi, one of the students at the school had not received...
Forest Dept usurps land from farmers in Gaunaha, Bihar
Vanahava Parsa is a tiny village in Gaunaha, Bihar. The people of Vanahava are traditionally a forest dwelling community, and several generations have been residing on this land for several decades. Many are farmers, and maintain a harmonious existence with the forest as they are dependent on forest produce for...
Villagers made to pay more for ration
In Noniyabeda hamlet of Mandu block in Jharkhand, BPL card holder are paying INR 40 for 33 KG. Under the PDS, BPL card holders are entitled to 35 KG of rice at 1 INR/KG. When community correspondent Basanti Soren inquired with the Ration Distributor, Mr Manoj Modi, he denied any...
11 elderly struggling to get pension since 3 years
65-year-old Pujar Dang has been trying to get his old age pension for past 3 years. He has met the Jan Sevak, Village Head and even the Ward member regarding his pension but is simply being made to travel from pillar to post. Pujar lives in Ramjadi Panra toli hamlet...
Flood hit people in Kulgam village left unaided
Aadi Gutno village of Kulgam District was washed away by September 2014 Kashmir floods. The lack of a concrete protection bund(wall) on the river Vaishoo till date has kept this village vulnerable. Crops, agricultural land, and houses were destroyed the last time River Vaisho breached into the village, putting the...