Sahibe Alam, 12 goes to school in the evening and works in the dumpyard during the day to earn Rs 100-200 to help his mother to run the household. Alam says the smoke makes it extremely difficult to work here.
Sahibe Alam, 12 goes to school in the evening and works in the dumpyard during the day to earn Rs 100-200 to help his mother to run the household. Alam says the smoke makes it extremely difficult to work here.
Noamundi has some of the largest iron ore mines in West Singbhum district. Even CSR activities have been prohibited in these villages by the forest department
Noamundi is also one of the naxal affected areas in Jharkhand. There are concerns that lack of basic amenities could exacerbate the problem in these forests
These villages in Noamundi for asking for basic amenities such as drinking water, a bridge over the river which they children could use to go to school, etc
These villages in Noamundi for asking for basic amenities such as drinking water, a bridge over the river which they children could use to go to school, etc
Duga Bothra was hit by an elephant in the Saranda forests and had to be hospitalised, but he received no compensation from the government because he comes from an illegal village