Jakhau, a village in Gujarat, is one such place where people are suffering from horrid water access. Located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, this village is 15 km away from the Jakhau port where it meets the Arabian Sea. Due to its proximity to the sea, groundwater in Jakhau … Continue readingWater Access In Jahkau, Gujarat
Gujarat has over 91.51 lakh total workers however the active workers account for 28.9 lakh. In a recent study conducted by Bigi Thomas and Ruby Bhatia on the impact of the NREGA scheme on the quality of life … Continue readingWomen In NREGA Gujarat
Nalgonda district in the state of Telangana saw the first case of Fluorosis in 1937, and in the following years, about 1108 habitations were severely affected. According to the District Fluoride Monitoring Centre (DFMC), over 19 lakh population of Nalgonda are at risk because of the high concentration of fluoride found in groundwater. … Continue readingFluoride Issue In Nalgonda District In The State Of Telangana
Vantamamidi is a small village in Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh. Situated along the Eastern Ghat belt, the village is at an elevation of 792 metres. … Continue readingSprings And The Walk For Drinking Water
Chhattisgarh is part of four major river systems; Mahandi, Ganga, Narmada, and Godawari of which 85% of the total area
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The widespread arsenic contamination of groundwater in different parts of Bihar has been found to be distributed over several blocks, located primarily in 18 districts adjoining the river Ganga … Continue readingArsenic And Iron Contamination Of Groundwater
An ordinary day of a daily wage worker in Bagepalli, a town in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka, begins in the hustle and bustle of the town, as they wait for employers to call them for work. … Continue readingMigrant Workers Of Bagepalli, Karnataka
Near the end of the epic poem Ramayana, a pregnant Sita is banished to the forest by Rama. She seeks refuge in the sage Valmiki’s ashram, and shortly thereafter, gives birth to twin boys. … Continue readingThe Challenges Of Serving The Maternal Health Needs Of Adivasi Women
Venkatesh, pastoralist, Balajipalli, Ananthpur, “I gave up farming many years ago. Some government agencies and NGOs worked on providing water
“Yes, we use water from our bore wells. It’s easy for you to say grow something else, can you ensure