-NDTV.com Rocks delayed digging of two channels to release water -- one was finally done by Saturday night; disaster force, army, air force deployed Bhopal: Villagers shifted out to shelter camps due to the danger of a dam bursting in Madhya Pradesh are returning to their homes, even though the risk is far from over. They are worried about their cattle and other livestock. Some water from the dam reservoir was, however,...
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Bharudpura Dam in MP faces disaster after first filling in Aug 2022
-South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) Bharudpura dam (also called Karam dam) on Karam river, a tributary of Narmada river, near Gujari village in Dharampuri Tehsil of Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh faced major disaster after the very first filling in August 2022 when there was seepage from and massive erosion of the dam wall starting from Aug 11, 2022. The disaster at the Rs 304.44 crore project...
More »Study Finds Severe Malnutrition Spiked in Half of India in 5 Years -Priyanka Ishwari
-Newsclick.in Acute malnutrition in preschool children increased in 341 out of 707 districts across 36 states and UTs between 2016 and 2021. An analysis of district-level data published in a reputed health journal shows a worrying rise in severe wasting in almost half of Indian districts even as the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 showed only an overall marginal increase in levels of severe acute malnutrition among children in the country. According to...
More »Once a Peaceful State, why Madhya Pradesh is Seeing Spurt of Communal Violence -Kashif Kakvi
-Newsclick.in The state has recorded 479 cases of rioting in the last six months, according to Madhya Pradesh Police. Of them, over 30% of the cases are related to communal clashes. Bhopal: Nawab Khan (65) and Manjula Bai (55) are the victims of the latest communal violences that rocked Madhya Pradesh. Sitting outside their burnt houses in Sanjay Nagar locality of Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, they say they have never witnessed such...
More »FIRs, intimidation, and death: Reporting on sand mining remains perilous in MP -Akanksha Kumar
-Newslaundry.com Journalists face wrath of authorities and illegal sand mining mafia MP’s Khargone. Pradeep Gangle, 35, was following up on a lead on illegal sand mining on July 1 earlier this year. He found mounds of sand stored in Khargone district’s Umar Khali village, which could potentially be loaded onto 1,000 trolleys. There are 30 designated spots in Khargone district where sand mining is allowed but this place in Umar Khali village...
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