Ear To The Ground

For the drought-prone villages of Saurashtra, there is a miracle man, who single-handedly recharged 2.5 lakh wells out of seven lakh dry one in the region by using simple materials tha t he possesses human ingenuity and rustic pragmatic sense. This tireless crusader for simple methods of water conservation and harvesting is Shamjibhai Jadhavbhai Antala . Published in Deccan Herald & Pioneer Log in for the full story at https://jumpshare.com/v/ctXRxqU2jVucgwfHcYAc

Alang, the world's largest ship-breaking yard at Bhavnagar district in Gujarat, where toxic ships from rich nations are sent for dismantling under the guise of recycling. Workers employed in the yard are exposed to asbestos and other poisons from the ships broken in unsound environmental conditions. Read the full story at https://www.academia.edu/23829563/ALANG-_THE_DEATH_CHAMBER

The activists from Banwasi Sewa Ashram after their initial work with the local communities for some years, Gram Swarajya Samiti emerged out from the struggle launched for land and forest rights, ecological preservation and gender equity. The organisation was registered in its own right during the year 1997, which enabled it to expand its mandate and broaden its horizon in response to the needs of the local communities. Log in for the full story  https://www.academia.edu/29590866/Adding_New_Dimensions_in_Tribal_Struggle-_The_GSSS_EXPERIENCE