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Sardar Sarovar Project, the Statue of Unity and the dispossessed Adivasis
Sardar Sarovar Project, the Statue of Unity and the dispossessed Adivasis

By Nandini Oza

The tribal people of six villages who lost their lands in 1961 for the Sardar Sarovar Dam's colony, the Kevadia Colony, still await rehabilitation, 60 years on.

The tribal people of six villages who lost their lands in 1961 for the Sardar Sarovar Dam's colony, the Kevadia Colony, still await rehabilitation, 60 years on.

Maharashtra: The 'Jeevan Shalas' Offer Education to Adivasi Children in Nandurbar
Maharashtra: The 'Jeevan Shalas' Offer Education to Adivasi Children in Nandurbar

By Satish Malviya

Nandurbar is amongst Maharashtra’s least developed districts. A large chunk of the tribal population migrates seasonally to work as cane cutters. The children are left behind in the villages, in the care of Jeevan Shalas, where teachers educate them and take care of their other needs. Gaon Connection travelled to remote tribal villages and met teachers who are the lifeline of these Jeevan Shalas.

Nandurbar is amongst Maharashtra’s least developed districts. A large chunk of the tribal population migrates seasonally to work as cane cutters. The children are left behind in the villages, in the care of Jeevan Shalas, where teachers educate them and take care of their other needs. Gaon Connection travelled to remote tribal villages and met teachers who are the lifeline of these Jeevan Shalas.

सरदार सरोवर परियोजना, स्टैच्यू ऑफ यूनिटी और पुनर्वास की राह देखते आदिवासी
सरदार सरोवर परियोजना, स्टैच्यू ऑफ यूनिटी और पुनर्वास की राह देखते आदिवासी

By Nandini Oza

सरदार सरोवर परियोजना की आवासीय कॉलोनी - केवड़िया कॉलोनी - के लिए 1961 में अपनी ज़मीनें गंवाने वाले छह गांवों के आदिवासी, 60 साल बीत जाने के बाद भी पुनर्वास का इंतजार कर रहे हैं।

सरदार सरोवर परियोजना की आवासीय कॉलोनी - केवड़िया कॉलोनी - के लिए 1961 में अपनी ज़मीनें गंवाने वाले छह गांवों के आदिवासी, 60 साल बीत जाने के बाद भी पुनर्वास का इंतजार कर रहे हैं।

Nandurbar’s Adivasi Fishers in Deep Water
Nandurbar’s Adivasi Fishers in Deep Water

By Satish Malviya

They lost their land to the Sardar Sarovar Dam and now the Bhil adivasi fisherfolk of the predominantly tribal district Nandurbar in north Maharashtra are struggling with a decline in fish catch in the dam’s reservoir. Despite the introduction of cage aquaculture to enhance fishers’ livelihoods, their woes are far from over.

They lost their land to the Sardar Sarovar Dam and now the Bhil adivasi fisherfolk of the predominantly tribal district Nandurbar in north Maharashtra are struggling with a decline in fish catch in the dam’s reservoir. Despite the introduction of cage aquaculture to enhance fishers’ livelihoods, their woes are far from over.

No bridge over troubled water in Nandurbar where 24 tribal villages remain cutoff
No bridge over troubled water in Nandurbar where 24 tribal villages remain cutoff

By Satish Malviya

An estimated 12,000 Bhil tribal residents along the Udai river in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra have no access to healthcare, education, livelihood, administration and communication. All because the promised bridge over the river Udai has been under construction for the past 15 years and still remains incomplete.

An estimated 12,000 Bhil tribal residents along the Udai river in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra have no access to healthcare, education, livelihood, administration and communication. All because the promised bridge over the river Udai has been under construction for the past 15 years and still remains incomplete.

सरदार सरोवर : कहां जाएंगे उजड़े लोग?
सरदार सरोवर : कहां जाएंगे उजड़े लोग?

By गाँव कनेक्शन

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