Health Hazards: A Haunting Reality in Sandur

Sandur, which is amongst one of the mineral-rich towns in Bellary, Karnataka, has become a death trap. With a lack of awareness, ignorant mining companies, no maintenance of database regarding diseases, the treatment of Silicosis and silico-tuberculosis is hard to find. April 11, 2020                                        Hariswami, a resident of Chornur village, has been struggling to make […]

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Access to banking facilities, still a dream for Sandur

Lack of awareness about the banking facilities in rural areas makes cashless economy an unarchived dream. The rural population covers about 66% of India’s total population, according to the World Bank. Karnataka covers around 4.5% of the rural population in India, according to the 2011 data provided by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The people […]

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Jan Aushadhi Yojna not for the ‘Jan’ yet

Economically weaker sections and underprivileged people of Sandur Taluk fail to benefit from the Janaushadhi stores under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’ (PMBJP). By Batchu Rushali As the day kicks off, Mariamma, a 40-year-old vegetable vendor walks out of her home and sits at her usual place with a basket full of vegetables. After days of […]

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