A Baiga woman and her child in their kitchen in Dindori, Madhya Pradesh. Recently, 30 children from the tribe, categorised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, have died in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district due to reasons ranging from lack of adequate care, nutrition and safe drinking water. Photo: Vikas Choudhary/CSE
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An indigenous tribe’s children die in the heart of India allegedly due to corruption and negligence

More than 30 Baiga children have died due to lack of adequate care, nutrition and safe drinking water

Vikas Choudhary
A Baiga woman and her child in their kitchen in Dindori, Madhya Pradesh. Recently, 30 children from the tribe, categorised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, have died in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district due to reasons ranging from lack of adequate care, nutrition and safe drinking water.