People of Sindgi taluk use the traditional method of the charcoal kiln to produce charcoal which has harmful effects on their health and environment. Mehboobi Khan is one among the many charcoal-kiln workers of Sindgi, who work round-the-clock to produce charcoal. She, along with her family remains exposed to the smoke produced during the process […]
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Murkigudda is a village located in Sirwar taluk of Raichur district in Karnataka. It is 44 km away from the district headquarters, in Raichur. The village has a total population of 1,145 people according to the 2011 Census. There are no hospitals or sub-centers in and around the village. Villagers need to travel 8-10 km to reach the […]
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Women in villages of Sirwar taluk do not have access to basic menstrual hygiene. On the way to Murkigudda, there was a mud house with thatched roofs and bare concrete walls. In the hot afternoon, Jinamma was washing clothes while her daughter was playing nearby. As I reached there, she turned around and asked me […]
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Around 57 percent households are still using chulhas. Low consumption of refill of cylinders is also found in the taluk. Shubhangi Mathur Women in Kushtagi taluk can be often seen coughing and squinting due to the smoke coming out of the chulhas while they are cooking food. Manju shares the problem his wife goes through […]
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The Central Ground Water board reports say, out of 33 districts in Karnataka 19 districts show concentrated levels of fluoride in groundwater making it unsuitable for drinking. By Swati Ekka Panduranga, a villager of Tujaram Nayak tanda in Sirwar, cannot access filter water as there is no filter water station near his village. His family […]
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Despite being promised better sanitation facilities, the people of Gangavathi are stripped off of their basic rights. Though sanitation and health care is an important part of living, the locals are robbed of these basic necessities. “Our condition is really poor. The drains and the roads are in a faulty condition and it’s not just the […]
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Though uranium mining was supposed to stop in 2007, it still continues in Gogi making people suffer. Gogi, Shahpur: Coming out of his old single bedroom house in the corner of the Gogi village, Husensa S, 42, drags his right leg to walk forward, but as he fails to do so, he takes help from his […]
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Even though the patients suffer from Elephantiasis, they refuse to consult the doctors, by choice. Shlok Arya Swelled legs, heavy steps and no rest–this is the life of many Shahapur residents suffering from elephantiasis. Situated in the north of Karnataka, Shahapur taluk suffers from elephantiasis, but most of the patients, however, refrain from undertaking the […]
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Jan Aushadhi stores which aim to provide generic medicines at economical prices fail to have a larger impact Nissim Jacob Two years ago, Sanjeev Pattanshetty met with an accident when he was riding a motorbike towards the neighbouring town, Almel from his village Korahalli in Sindagi Taluk. Since then he has been suffering from chronic […]
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The lack of public health centers in the Maski taluk is causing the rise of health issues and improper treatment of the patients for a long time now. By Sajeet Lakra Maski taluk has around 18 villages but the lack of Public Health Centres (PHC) leads to the ignorance of the health of the patients. […]
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