The Coal Curse of Chandauli
The Coal Curse of Chandauli

By Pavan Kumar Maurya

From daily wage workers, local residents and commuters, the coal mandi in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh is adversely affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Worst affected are the labourers at the market who are employed to load and unload the coal from the never ending trail of trucks. Tuberculosis cases are rampant. In its June 2022 report, the state pollution control board has recommended relocation of the mandi, but there is no deadline in sight. A ground report.

From daily wage workers, local residents and commuters, the coal mandi in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh is adversely affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Worst affected are the labourers at the market who are employed to load and unload the coal from the never ending trail of trucks. Tuberculosis cases are rampant. In its June 2022 report, the state pollution control board has recommended relocation of the mandi, but there is no deadline in sight. A ground report.

Black Rice Matters in Chandauli
Black Rice Matters in Chandauli

By Pavan Kumar Maurya

In 2018, paddy cultivation in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh took a new turn, when black rice grains were first introduced here. Farmers who cultivated it got good returns. But, a drop in demand has left huge amounts of the blackrice unsold. Many farmers have given up the cultivation but say with government intervention, they will regrow the nutritious and ecologically beneficial rice variety.

In 2018, paddy cultivation in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh took a new turn, when black rice grains were first introduced here. Farmers who cultivated it got good returns. But, a drop in demand has left huge amounts of the blackrice unsold. Many farmers have given up the cultivation but say with government intervention, they will regrow the nutritious and ecologically beneficial rice variety.

In Scorching Summer Heat, a Flood of Woes for Wheat Farmers in Chandauli, UP
In Scorching Summer Heat, a Flood of Woes for Wheat Farmers in Chandauli, UP

By Pavan Kumar Maurya

More than 300 bighas of ready-to-harvest wheat crops are deep waters in Chandauli district as the Warila-Minor canal overflows. Farmers complain that no maintenance work has been carried out on the canal which is cracked and heavily silted in places leading to flooding of their lands and rotting their crops.

More than 300 bighas of ready-to-harvest wheat crops are deep waters in Chandauli district as the Warila-Minor canal overflows. Farmers complain that no maintenance work has been carried out on the canal which is cracked and heavily silted in places leading to flooding of their lands and rotting their crops.

In Scorching Summer Heat, a Flood of Woes for Wheat Farmers in Chandauli, UP
In Scorching Summer Heat, a Flood of Woes for Wheat Farmers in Chandauli, UP

By Gaon Connection

More than 300 bighas of ready-to-harvest wheat crops are deep waters in Chandauli district as the Warila-Minor canal overflows. Farmers complain that no maintenance work has been carried out on the canal which is cracked and heavily silted in places leading to flooding of their lands and rotting their crops.

More than 300 bighas of ready-to-harvest wheat crops are deep waters in Chandauli district as the Warila-Minor canal overflows. Farmers complain that no maintenance work has been carried out on the canal which is cracked and heavily silted in places leading to flooding of their lands and rotting their crops.

Rural entrepreneurship can help stop distress migration. Here is proof from rural Uttar Pradesh
Rural entrepreneurship can help stop distress migration. Here is proof from rural Uttar Pradesh

By Pavan Kumar Maurya

A modern dairy in a village is slowing down the process of migration in the area and raising the livelihoods of the rural inhabitants.

A modern dairy in a village is slowing down the process of migration in the area and raising the livelihoods of the rural inhabitants.

Rural entrepreneurship can help stop distress migration. Here is proof from rural Uttar Pradesh
Rural entrepreneurship can help stop distress migration. Here is proof from rural Uttar Pradesh

By Gaon Connection

A modern dairy in a village is slowing down the process of migration in the area and raising the livelihoods of the rural inhabitants.

A modern dairy in a village is slowing down the process of migration in the area and raising the livelihoods of the rural inhabitants.

चंदौली की मशहूर कोयला मंडी; मजदूरों और स्थानीय लोगों के लिए बनी अभिशाप
चंदौली की मशहूर कोयला मंडी; मजदूरों और स्थानीय लोगों के लिए बनी अभिशाप

By Pavan Kumar Maurya

दिहाड़ी मजदूरों, यहां रहने वाले लोग और आने-जाने वालों से लेकर उत्तर प्रदेश के चंदौली की कोयला मंडी सैकड़ों हजारों लोगों की जिंदगी में जहर घोल रही है। सबसे ज्यादा प्रभावित मंडी के मजदूर हैं यहां आने वाले अनगिनत ट्रकों से कोयला उतराने और चढ़ाने का काम करते हैं। टीबी जैसी बीमारी के मामले तेजी से बढ़ रहे हैं। जून 2022 की अपनी रिपोर्ट में, राज्य प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड ने मंडी को को यहां से हटाने की सिफारिश की है, लेकिन अब तक ये यहां से नहीं हट पायी है।

दिहाड़ी मजदूरों, यहां रहने वाले लोग और आने-जाने वालों से लेकर उत्तर प्रदेश के चंदौली की कोयला मंडी सैकड़ों हजारों लोगों की जिंदगी में जहर घोल रही है। सबसे ज्यादा प्रभावित मंडी के मजदूर हैं यहां आने वाले अनगिनत ट्रकों से कोयला उतराने और चढ़ाने का काम करते हैं। टीबी जैसी बीमारी के मामले तेजी से बढ़ रहे हैं। जून 2022 की अपनी रिपोर्ट में, राज्य प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड ने मंडी को को यहां से हटाने की सिफारिश की है, लेकिन अब तक ये यहां से नहीं हट पायी है।

Teacher's Diary: A teacher-student bond is like a mobile phone-network tower
Teacher's Diary: A teacher-student bond is like a mobile phone-network tower

By Shivendra Singh Baghel

Some months ago, the visuals of students profusely crying and embracing their teacher went viral on social media. The teacher whose transfer to some other school made the students sad, shares his experience of being a primary school teacher in rural India.

Some months ago, the visuals of students profusely crying and embracing their teacher went viral on social media. The teacher whose transfer to some other school made the students sad, shares his experience of being a primary school teacher in rural India.

आप के मन में ही यही आएगा काश ऐसा पंचायत भवन हमारे गाँव में भी होता
आप के मन में ही यही आएगा काश ऐसा पंचायत भवन हमारे गाँव में भी होता

By Ashwani Kumar Dwivedi

उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी लखनऊ से 351 किलोमीटर की दूरी पर बसा बनारस मंडल में आने वाला चंदौली जिला खुद में 17 लाख लोगों की आबादी को समेटे हुए हैं। प्राकृतिक संसाधनों की नजर से इस जिलें में खेती और पशुपालन में अपार सम्भावनायें हैं, इस जिले में धान की पैदावार अधिक मात्रा में की जाती हैं। चंदौली को उत्तर प्रदेश का धान का कटोरा भी कहा जाता है।

उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी लखनऊ से 351 किलोमीटर की दूरी पर बसा बनारस मंडल में आने वाला चंदौली जिला खुद में 17 लाख लोगों की आबादी को समेटे हुए हैं। प्राकृतिक संसाधनों की नजर से इस जिलें में खेती और पशुपालन में अपार सम्भावनायें हैं, इस जिले में धान की पैदावार अधिक मात्रा में की जाती हैं। चंदौली को उत्तर प्रदेश का धान का कटोरा भी कहा जाता है।

डॉ महेंद्र नाथ पांडेय बने उत्तर प्रदेश बीजेपी के नए अध्यक्ष, चंदौली से हैं सांसद
डॉ महेंद्र नाथ पांडेय बने उत्तर प्रदेश बीजेपी के नए अध्यक्ष, चंदौली से हैं सांसद

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