आत्मनिर्भर भारत अभियान: स्वदेशी उद्योगों को बढ़ावा देने के लिए महोत्सव शुरू
आत्मनिर्भर भारत अभियान: स्वदेशी उद्योगों को बढ़ावा देने के लिए महोत्सव शुरू

By Gaon Connection Support

लखनऊ में 10 दिवसीय खादी महोत्सव-2025 की शुरुआत, 160 से अधिक उद्यमियों एवं इकाइयों द्वारा उत्पादों का प्रदर्शन, युवाओं को बांटे गए टूल किट, किया गया पुरस्कृत

लखनऊ में 10 दिवसीय खादी महोत्सव-2025 की शुरुआत, 160 से अधिक उद्यमियों एवं इकाइयों द्वारा उत्पादों का प्रदर्शन, युवाओं को बांटे गए टूल किट, किया गया पुरस्कृत

Trapped between the Ghaghara and its embankment, UP villagers face annual displacement and yearn for respite
Trapped between the Ghaghara and its embankment, UP villagers face annual displacement and yearn for respite

By Virendra Singh

Every year, as many as 100,000 villagers in Barabanki relocate to temporary shelters when the Ghaghara river inundates their villages and destroys their crops. These rural residents are trapped between the embankments of the river built for flood control. Villages like Tepra are washed away and for the past three years now, people are living on an embankment awaiting compensation and rehabilitation. Will the UP election results change their fate? A ground report.

Every year, as many as 100,000 villagers in Barabanki relocate to temporary shelters when the Ghaghara river inundates their villages and destroys their crops. These rural residents are trapped between the embankments of the river built for flood control. Villages like Tepra are washed away and for the past three years now, people are living on an embankment awaiting compensation and rehabilitation. Will the UP election results change their fate? A ground report.

A CRPF officer sets up libraries in remote villages
A CRPF officer sets up libraries in remote villages

By Gaon Connection

Vikas Kumar Pandey, an assistant commandant with CRPF, has set up public libraries in far flung areas of Bihar and Jharkhand to help the youth prepare for competitive exams and get jobs.

Vikas Kumar Pandey, an assistant commandant with CRPF, has set up public libraries in far flung areas of Bihar and Jharkhand to help the youth prepare for competitive exams and get jobs.

A CRPF officer sets up libraries in remote villages
A CRPF officer sets up libraries in remote villages

By Manoj Choudhary

Vikas Kumar Pandey, an assistant commandant with CRPF, has set up public libraries in far flung areas of Bihar and Jharkhand to help the youth prepare for competitive exams and get jobs.

Vikas Kumar Pandey, an assistant commandant with CRPF, has set up public libraries in far flung areas of Bihar and Jharkhand to help the youth prepare for competitive exams and get jobs.

UP: For Villagers Living Between Ghaghra River & Its Embankment, Displacement Continues To Be An Annual Affair
UP: For Villagers Living Between Ghaghra River & Its Embankment, Displacement Continues To Be An Annual Affair

By Virendra Singh

The Ghaghra which is the largest tributary of the Ganga river causes devastating floods in the terai regions of Uttar Pradesh. Not only are the farmlands inundated, but the floods also result in loss of habitation for thousands of rural residents. The worst affected are those who live on the lands between the river and the embankment. Gaon Connection takes stock of their struggle.

The Ghaghra which is the largest tributary of the Ganga river causes devastating floods in the terai regions of Uttar Pradesh. Not only are the farmlands inundated, but the floods also result in loss of habitation for thousands of rural residents. The worst affected are those who live on the lands between the river and the embankment. Gaon Connection takes stock of their struggle.

Sonchiraiya ruffles feathers of residents of 32 villages in Madhya Pradesh; demand for sanctuary denotification grows louder
Sonchiraiya ruffles feathers of residents of 32 villages in Madhya Pradesh; demand for sanctuary denotification grows louder

By Satish Malviya

Following the sighting of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard in 1981, Karera Wildlife Sanctuary was notified in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district as a conservation effort. At least 32 villages fall within the boundaries of the sanctuary and want to be excluded from it. They have warned of a massive protest from April 15. But, why do they want the denotification? A ground report.

Following the sighting of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard in 1981, Karera Wildlife Sanctuary was notified in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district as a conservation effort. At least 32 villages fall within the boundaries of the sanctuary and want to be excluded from it. They have warned of a massive protest from April 15. But, why do they want the denotification? A ground report.

There is a reason why people are dying in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh
There is a reason why people are dying in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh

By Chandrakant Mishra

There are heaps of garbage everywhere, even near handpumps. The drains are open and full of filth. The health department hasn’t bothered to spray mosquito repellents in months

There are heaps of garbage everywhere, even near handpumps. The drains are open and full of filth. The health department hasn’t bothered to spray mosquito repellents in months

Goat farming supports livelihoods in Rajasthan where agriculture is practically impossible
Goat farming supports livelihoods in Rajasthan where agriculture is practically impossible

By Manoj Choudhary

Villages in Rajasthan where agriculture is impractical due to lack of water are turning to rearing goats that are low maintenance and an assured source of income.

Villages in Rajasthan where agriculture is impractical due to lack of water are turning to rearing goats that are low maintenance and an assured source of income.

Odisha: Women of a tribal village in Jajpur revive a local pond, transform the lives of villagers
Odisha: Women of a tribal village in Jajpur revive a local pond, transform the lives of villagers

By Anwesha Ambaly

Tari village faced acute water shortage in the summer season affecting farming activities. Water-borne diseases were widespread. Its women decided to clean up the village pond, and now the village has sufficient water for drinking and farming purposes.

Tari village faced acute water shortage in the summer season affecting farming activities. Water-borne diseases were widespread. Its women decided to clean up the village pond, and now the village has sufficient water for drinking and farming purposes.

Pipelines laid but no water; health centre barely functions — official apathy mars Pokhran's nuclear-test-fame village
Pipelines laid but no water; health centre barely functions — official apathy mars Pokhran's nuclear-test-fame village

By Kuldeep Chhangani

On May 11, 1998 India successfully carried out underground nuclear tests at a site three kilometres away from the Khetolai village in Pokhran. Twenty four years, the village that made India a global leader in nuclear energy, has little drinking water, barely functioning health centres and a problem of drug dealing and gambling. A ground report.

On May 11, 1998 India successfully carried out underground nuclear tests at a site three kilometres away from the Khetolai village in Pokhran. Twenty four years, the village that made India a global leader in nuclear energy, has little drinking water, barely functioning health centres and a problem of drug dealing and gambling. A ground report.

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