By Nidhi Jamwal
क्या हो, अगर एक दिन आप उठे और ख़ुद को कमर तक पानी में पाएँ, आपका टॉयलेट गंदे बाढ़ के पानी में डूबा हुआ हो? और इसी तरह जीना है, एक या दो दिन नहीं, बल्कि कई हफ्तों तक..
क्या हो, अगर एक दिन आप उठे और ख़ुद को कमर तक पानी में पाएँ, आपका टॉयलेट गंदे बाढ़ के पानी में डूबा हुआ हो? और इसी तरह जीना है, एक या दो दिन नहीं, बल्कि कई हफ्तों तक..
By Nidhi Jamwal
What if one day you woke up to find yourself in waist-deep water, your toilet submerged in dirty floodwater? And have to live that way, not for a day or two, but for weeks together…
What if one day you woke up to find yourself in waist-deep water, your toilet submerged in dirty floodwater? And have to live that way, not for a day or two, but for weeks together…
By Rahul Tiwari
Having sensed that the water from the wells in their villages is devoid of toxins like arsenic and unhealthy levels of iron content, rural residents in Bihar are gradually renouncing the use of handpumps. Community action aided by some NGOs has led to the revival of wells in the Khagaria district which has resulted in a decrease in the disease burden in some of the villages. A ground report from the rural hinterland of Bihar.
Having sensed that the water from the wells in their villages is devoid of toxins like arsenic and unhealthy levels of iron content, rural residents in Bihar are gradually renouncing the use of handpumps. Community action aided by some NGOs has led to the revival of wells in the Khagaria district which has resulted in a decrease in the disease burden in some of the villages. A ground report from the rural hinterland of Bihar.
By Shivani Gupta
कैसा होता होगा वह मंजर जब किसी के सामने उसका सब कुछ खत्म हो जाता है और वह लाचार होकर सिर्फ देखता है। कहने-सुनने में भले यह उतना भयावह न लगे लेकिन अमीश चंद सिंह जैसे हजारों लोग ऐसे हैं जिन्हें आए दिन ऐसी मुसीबत से रूबरू होना पड़ता है।
कैसा होता होगा वह मंजर जब किसी के सामने उसका सब कुछ खत्म हो जाता है और वह लाचार होकर सिर्फ देखता है। कहने-सुनने में भले यह उतना भयावह न लगे लेकिन अमीश चंद सिंह जैसे हजारों लोग ऐसे हैं जिन्हें आए दिन ऐसी मुसीबत से रूबरू होना पड़ता है।
By Shivani Gupta
इस साल बिहार में समय से पहले बाढ़ आ गई। पश्चिम चंपारण, पूर्वी चंपारण, गोपालगंज और सारण जिले अलर्ट पर हैं। बिहार भारत का सर्वाधिक बाढ़ संभावित राज्य है। भारत-नेपाल सीमा से लगे उत्तर बिहार के गांवों में एक साल में 66 बार तक बाढ़ आती है।
इस साल बिहार में समय से पहले बाढ़ आ गई। पश्चिम चंपारण, पूर्वी चंपारण, गोपालगंज और सारण जिले अलर्ट पर हैं। बिहार भारत का सर्वाधिक बाढ़ संभावित राज्य है। भारत-नेपाल सीमा से लगे उत्तर बिहार के गांवों में एक साल में 66 बार तक बाढ़ आती है।
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Ponds once dotted the rural hinterland and were integral to the daily lives of villagers, who revered and protected them for both religious and drinking purposes. But, with the advent of handpumps and now piped water supply, these water bodies have been encroached upon by buildings, bhavans, playgrounds or putrefying garbage dumps. With changing climates and increased water stress, protecting and reviving the village ponds has become imperative.
Ponds once dotted the rural hinterland and were integral to the daily lives of villagers, who revered and protected them for both religious and drinking purposes. But, with the advent of handpumps and now piped water supply, these water bodies have been encroached upon by buildings, bhavans, playgrounds or putrefying garbage dumps. With changing climates and increased water stress, protecting and reviving the village ponds has become imperative.
By Pawan Kumar
At a time they are usually scrambling from floods, Bihar’s farmers are facing a drought. Urban India can probably not comprehend the annual crises for the farmer in Bihar, now normalised in India’s monsoon headlines.
At a time they are usually scrambling from floods, Bihar’s farmers are facing a drought. Urban India can probably not comprehend the annual crises for the farmer in Bihar, now normalised in India’s monsoon headlines.
By Nidhi Jamwal
Of the total Rs 32,550 crore mining fund — officially known as the District Mineral Foundation — collected by all the mining states in the country, Jharkhand has the second highest. But, almost 55 per cent of the sanctioned fund remains unutilised in the state.
Of the total Rs 32,550 crore mining fund — officially known as the District Mineral Foundation — collected by all the mining states in the country, Jharkhand has the second highest. But, almost 55 per cent of the sanctioned fund remains unutilised in the state.