Dalit woman not allowed to take water, need to walk long distance, Pls help...
Ramkailash Kol in Rewa MP is visiting Dabhaura where he meets Laxmi Devi, a sweeper. He had sent an interview with her on Swara a month back saying the handpump near her house is broken and others do not allow her to take water from their handpumps due to untouchability and she walks long for fetching water. He finds after 4 months her problem is yet to be solved. You are requested to call SDO at 09425982559. For more Kol Ji can be reached at 07354671394
Posted on: Mar 23, 2013. Tags: RAMKAILASH KOL WATER
No borewell in school, children forced to drink dirty water from pond nearby...
Rakesh Rai in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh is visiting a school in Chirai village of Bagicha block.He speaks to students and teachers there who tell him that there is no handpump in their school and children are forced to drink dirty water from a small pond nearby. Govt has tried to dig borewell but it has not been successful. He requests Govt to arrange clean drinking water so that children do not fall ill. For more Rakesh Ji can be reached at 09826515792
Posted on: Mar 17, 2013. Tags: EDUCATION RAKESH RAI WATER
No drinking water facility in Khunti block office in Jharkhand, Pls help...
Basant Tuti, a social worker from Khunti, Jharkhand is telling us
about the issue of drinking water in Khunti block office.People come to block office for getting certificates and other works
but there is no tap, hand pump or any other source of drinking water for them. People need to go to nearby hotels to drink water which is a kilometer away. Basant Tuti wants concerned officers to address this issue. For more Basant Tuti can be reached on 08809154011
Posted on: Mar 13, 2013. Tags: BASANT TUTI WATER
Have no water, light, road, anganwadi, land deeds under FRA, says tribals...
Ramkailash Kol is visiting forest village Chhaparia in Jaba block of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. Here 400 Kol adivasis are living on forest land from 45 years but they have not got land deeds under Forest Rights Act yet. They tell him that they have no anganwadi, no light, no road. They drink dirty water from a nullah. The children go far to study. He requests us to call CEO of Jaba at 09977845752 to help these people. For more Kol Ji can be reached at 07354671394
Posted on: Mar 08, 2013. Tags: LAND RAMKAILASH KOL ROAD WATER
Anganwadi handpump not working from 5 months, Pls help us get it repaired
I am working in anganwadi in village Goalkata of post Gutghoda thana Potka district East Singhbhum in Jharkhand. We have 34 children but the handpump here has gone bad from November last year. We and children need to walk a kilomter to get drinking water for cooking food. We have complained to authorities many times but no action. You are requested to call the local officer at 09199533834. For more please contact 09204258410
