Chitrakoot district. As mercury rises in the north Indian heartland, the lack of drinking water is what marks the summer for residents of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh. In the…
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Entitlements against Certificates, but No Certificates Available
द्वारा खबर लहरिया July 7, 2014SC-ST certificates and proof of income certificates – documents meant for the most marginalised communities to access their entitlements, have not been issued in Chitrakoot district. Jan Sewa Kendras meant…
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‘Free’ Ambulance Service – Comes at a Cost in Sitamarhi
द्वारा खबर लहरिया July 7, 2014Sonbarsa, Bathnaha, Riga block, Sitamarhi District. No diesel, or no ambulance available – these are the excuses that pregnant women are given when they call the ambulance services here. The…
In Supa village of Charkhari block, Mahoba district, many people don’t know what a ration card looks like. In all these years, no cards have been made for their village.…
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Bundelkhand Woes: Now We Have Water Tanks, But No Water Supply
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 30, 2014Water tanks exist in Ramnagar area of Chitrakoot district, but there is no water to supply. About two thousand people’s lives have been affected as a result of this. When…
The government makes tall claims about safe and institutionalised child birth, however, the poor condition of government ‘delivery centres’ reveal a different reality: one that makes you cringe. Childbirth…
In India, one woman dies every ten minutes during child birth. In Uttar Pradesh, women have tried to access government schemes related to maternal health; callousness and corruption have prevented…
Kabrai, Mahoba district. Farmers who were promised compensation for their fertile land have got nothing in return. In 2010, the land of farmers in several villages in Mahoba district were…
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Corruption Rampant in Chitrakoot’s Health System
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 23, 2014Chitrakoot district. ‘When there is free medical aid available, why are the poor made to pay for it? Sometimes with their lives?’ Vimla Devi of Bankat village in Bundelkhand’s Chitrakoot…
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Danger of Disease Hovers Over Mosquito Infested Panwadi
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 23, 2014Panwadi kasba, Mahoba district. In Mahoba’s Panwadi block, the main kasba hasn’t been cleaned in over 3 months. As a result, the residents of the area are facing the threat…