The fault in the schemes: Sindagi HIV patients suffer in oblivion

The government schemes meant for the welfare of HIV patients have failed to make an impact in Sindagi taluk of Vijayapura district in Karnataka. Thus, the patients have accepted the disease’s consequences as their fate and therefore now continue to suffer, oblivious of the benefits available. By Manasvi Gupta The rough, shaky one-hour bus ride […]

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Open Defecation Free Muddebihal Remains A Distant Reality

Only four Gram Panchayats out of 33 in Muddebihal have over 50 per cent of households with toilets. Priyansh Verma Karnataka was declared as the 26th state to become Open Defecation Free (ODF) in 2018. However, in Muddebihal — a taluk in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district — remains ODF only on paper. Numerous villagers in the […]

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Villages Stink, Sindagi Still ‘Aswachh’

Villages in Sindagi taluk do not have solid or liquid waste management which results in clogged drains. While villagers complain of lack of proper waste disposal and accumulated waste which brings hosts of mosquito-borne diseases, the authorities blame them for the problem. By Shalu Chowrasia, April 06, 2020, Every morning, with the rising sun in […]

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