Sayantan Bera
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Fresh new woolens: gift from SAIL CSR after renewal and expansion …
A dried stream laden with iron ore, 300 acres of cultivable land …
Ushariya primary school inside Saranda forest: a legacy of betrayal?
Sushil Aind sits on a pile of iron ore raised illegally before it …
Jaunga Banda: ' I hope they will leave some forest for our graves'.…
Subal Mandal (left) stands atop a washed section of embankment. …
A vulnerable stretch of embankment left out of the ambitious SERP …
Locals plant mangrove saplings, a low cost and effective way of …
idle scrappers at the work site in Hingalgunj. All earthwork will …
dangerously close. many still live on makeshift huts on …
uttam majumdar sits next to 330 quintals of unsold paddy. he has …
Sushanto Ghosh who committed suicide on January 18 left behind a …
due to rising costs of cultivation and losses from the 2011 …
Villagers gather to request for RVEP to an NGO facilitator in …
First time solar users like Tupuni Pegu, a mother of three, do …
First time solar users like Tupuni Pegu, a mother of three, do …
First time solar users like Tupuni Pegu, a mother of three, do …
Dewaru Gar, a farmer from the Hapasera village bought the solar …
The family of Kokila Boro and Rohini Boro bought the HLS for Rs 8,…
From the same Hapasera village, 65 year old Harkeswar Bosumatari …
When Down to Earth visited Kaklabari in end November 2011, it …
a pile of non-functional batteries at Bisti Ram's house.
Dongru and his lost art of Bewar- with the prohibition of slash …
Rittu Baiga, evicted from Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, has not got …
Concrete rehabilitation colony for the displaced from Achanakmar …
The majestic forests of Maikal Hills, once abode of the Baiga
Concrete rehabilitation colony for the displaced from Achanakmar …
Felling by the forest department in thinly forested areas of …
A family displaced by the Vedanta's mining without any …
An illegal consignment of fuel wood for Vedanta's canteen in …
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Fresh new woolens: gift from SAIL CSR after renewal and expansion of lease
Dec, 2011 ,
Jharkhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp028
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
A dried stream laden with iron ore, 300 acres of cultivable land laid waste: consequence of Chiria mines owned by SAIL
Dec, 2011 ,
Jharkhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp028
Sayantan Bera
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Ushariya primary school inside Saranda forest: a legacy of betrayal?
Dec, 2011 ,
Jharkhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp028
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Sushil Aind sits on a pile of iron ore raised illegally before it is trucked to crusher units. The hills behind are ArcelorMittal's
Dec, 2011 ,
Jharkhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp028
Sayantan Bera
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Jaunga Banda: ' I hope they will leave some forest for our graves'. Burial is customary among Ho's
Dec, 2011 ,
Jharkhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp028
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Subal Mandal (left) stands atop a washed section of embankment. He is worried the impending rains might wreck havoc as the reconstruction project is delayed.
March, 2012 ,
West bengal
DVD NO. Mdvddp028
Sayantan Bera
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A vulnerable stretch of embankment left out of the ambitious SERP project. Piecemeal work can be dangerous in Sundarbans hydrology, say experts.
March, 2012 ,
West bengal
DVD NO. Mdvddp028
Sayantan Bera
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Locals plant mangrove saplings, a low cost and effective way of guarding against breaches in embankments.
March, 2012 ,
West bengal
DVD NO. Mdvddp028
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Idle scrappers at the work site in Hingalgunj. All earthwork will be through heavy machines without using local labour or employment guarantee scheme.
March, 2012 ,
West bengal
DVD NO. Mdvddp028
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Dangerously close. many still live on makeshift huts on embankments after their homes were washed away in the Aila supercyclone of 2009.
March, 2012 ,
West bengal
DVD NO. Mdvddp028
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Uttam majumdar sits next to 330 quintals of unsold paddy. he has over 2 lakhs in debts. Burdened with bumper crop - Faulty procurement, rising farm inputs force West Bengal farmers to commit suicide. Read More - www.downtoearth.org.in/content/burdened-bum
Feb, 2012 ,
West benga
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
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Sushanto Ghosh who committed suicide on January 18 left behind a debt burden of Rs 3 lakhs on his wife and two children. Burdened with bumper crop - Faulty procurement, rising farm inputs force West Bengal farmers to commit suicide. Read More - www.downto
Feb, 2012 ,
West benga
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
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Due to rising costs of cultivation and losses from the 2011 Kharif season most farmers from Burdwan are skipping the summer (boro) crop. Burdened with bumper crop - Faulty procurement, rising farm inputs force West Bengal farmers to commit suicide.
Feb, 2012 ,
West benga
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Villagers gather to request for RVEP to an NGO facilitator in Laphaichuk village, Sunitpur district, Assam
Dec-11 ,
Assam
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
First time solar users like Tupuni Pegu, a mother of three, do not know that batteries need to be replaced after 5 years of usage. Seeing this correspondent enquiring about solar, she asks, 'can you repair my system? The lights go off after an hour.' Sont
Dec-11 ,
Assam
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
First time solar users like Tupuni Pegu, a mother of three, do not know that batteries need to be replaced after 5 years of usage. Seeing this correspondent enquiring about solar, she asks, 'can you repair my system? The lights go off after an hour.' Sont
Dec-11 ,
Assam
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
First time solar users like Tupuni Pegu, a mother of three, do not know that batteries need to be replaced after 5 years of usage. Seeing this correspondent enquiring about solar, she asks, 'can you repair my system? The lights go off after an hour.' Sont
Dec-11 ,
Assam
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Dewaru Gar, a farmer from the Hapasera village bought the solar lights for Rs 3120- a good Rs 2603 more than what he was supposed to pay. The systems were meant for neighboring Kaklabari, a grid connected village in Barpeta district. Gar has never attende
Dec-11 ,
Assam
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
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The family of Kokila Boro and Rohini Boro bought the HLS for Rs 8,000. Hapasera village, Barpeta district
Dec-11 ,
Assam
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
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From the same Hapasera village, 65 year old Harkeswar Bosumatari paid Rs 3000 for the solar HLS.
Dec-11 ,
Assam
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
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When Down to Earth visited Kaklabari in end November 2011, it could not locate any system in the village, other than 4 home lighting systems plus a street light in the courtyard of VEC president Bisti Ram Giyari's house. He refused to share the list of be
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
A pile of non-functional batteries at Bisti Ram's house.
Dec-11 ,
Assam
DVD NO. Mdvddp029
Sayantan Bera
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Dongru and his lost art of Bewar- with the prohibition of slash and burn cultivation the Baiga lost its native diversity of 16 crops in a single plot
April, 2012 ,
Chhattisgarh
DVD NO. MDVDDP029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Rittu Baiga, evicted from Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, has not got used to the rehabilitation colony even after two years
April, 2012 ,
Chhattisgarh
DVD NO. MDVDDP029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Concrete rehabilitation colony for the displaced from Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Piped water for the relocated families- but roof leaks and installed fans are ornamental without electricity
April, 2012 ,
Chhattisgarh
DVD NO. MDVDDP029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
The majestic forests of Maikal Hills, once abode of the Baiga
April, 2012 ,
Chhattisgarh
DVD NO. MDVDDP029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Concrete rehabilitation colony for the displaced from Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Piped water for the relocated families- but roof leaks and installed fans are ornamental without electricity
April, 2012 ,
Chhattisgarh
DVD NO. MDVDDP029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
Felling by the forest department in thinly forested areas of Kabirdham district. The Baiga is the daily wager.
April, 2012 ,
Chhattisgarh
DVD NO. MDVDDP029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
A family displaced by the Vedanta's mining without any compensation. Child malnourishment is stark among the displaced.
April, 2012 ,
Chhattisgarh
DVD NO. MDVDDP029
Sayantan Bera
1050 Photos
An illegal consignment of fuel wood for Vedanta's canteen in Daldali mines
April, 2012 ,
Chhattisgarh
DVD NO. MDVDDP029