Kushtagi’s forests and adjoining villages find little protection from the government and its programmes. Chaitra, 34, is anxious about her job – protecting Kushtagi’s forests. The woman boss among a staff of 20 in the Forest Department, she is just a couple of months into her range forest officer post. The sole forest protection scheme, […]
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The farmers in Kushtagi face many issues due to government negligence. The farmers are either not aware of the government schemes or are not helped by the government. Farmers in Kushtagi struggle to get compensation for crop damage, often leading them to rely on banks or quit farming altogether for other meagre jobs. Moreover, farmer […]
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Increased fertilizer use in Kushtagi is leading to health problems in farmers with soil degradation and plant diseases. Rajappa, clad in a pristine white dhoti, vest, and a head cloth is spraying a small segment of plants with a pungent-smelling spray from a large yellow spray can. The air is thick with an acrid smell […]
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Patients of Khustagi are not getting the full benefit of Janaushadhi stores, pressurizes the poor to buy expensive medicines. Ishika Dangayach Sana Sheikh, a 20-year-old girl from Nidasheshi village in Khustagi taluk, spends her day inside her small house with four other members of her family. For the last 15 years, she is suffering from […]
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19.8 million Children below the age of 6 in India are undernourished. Only 9.6 per cent of children between 6-23 months in the country receive an adequate diet (ICDS 2015 report). By Sumaya Junaid Ahmed Koppal is among the worst districts in the country in terms of Malnutrition. From the past 9 months, the number […]
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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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Koppal, one of the richest districts of Karnataka in terms of both fauna and agricultural prosperity, slowly slides into tumultuous times as farmers lock horn with wild animals. Riddhiman Roy The frail carcass of a blackbuck lying on the ground, while blood seeps out and draws vein like patterns on the dust. Its’ lower jaw […]
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Government schools in Kushtagi struggles with poor facilities, unskilled teachers and high dropout rates Despite immense shortage of infrastructure and staffs/teachers, the people in Kushtagi Taluk of Koppal district continue to send their children to government schools. This is the state of a poorly constructed education system in Kushtagi. Pawan K is a twelve year […]
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