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Elephants are migrating from Saranda forest due to extensive mining and raiding villages near Rourkela for food. Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives.
by
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Ho tribes people roast a freshly-sacrificed he-goat over a wood fire at Gara Raja Basa village near Chaibasa town in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district. The Ho are Jharkhand's fourth-largest tribe and are also found in neighbouring Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Tribal women waters her vegetable garden
by
Vikas Choudhary
Tribal women waters her vegetable garden
by
Vikas Choudhary
Simple sal leaf plate making units have been successful in Manoharpur block of West Singbhum district
by
Shruti Agarwal
Shakti Sthal commemorates the victory of these 'illegal' villages in receiving individual forest rights for their land in Saranda forests of Noamundi block in West Singbhum district
by
Shruti Agarwal
Steel Authority of India has in the past directed some of its CSR funds in Noamundi for amenities such as school in Kalayta
by
Shruti Agarwal
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
by
Shruti Agarwal
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
by
Shruti Agarwal
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
by
Shruti Agarwal
Residents of Jambaiburu village in Noamundi block show a traditional mahua seed extractor in their village
by
Shruti Agarwal
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
by
Shruti Agarwal
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
by
Shruti Agarwal
The forest department has issued a letter barring all developmental activities in these 'illegal' villages
by
Shruti Agarwal
Residents of villages in Saranda forests gather to discuss their issues with the forest department in Noamundi
by
Shruti Agarwal
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DIG047495
Elephants are migrating from Saranda forest due to extensive mining and raiding villages near Rourkela for food. Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
,
01/01/2014 ,
Rourkela
,
Odisha
Forest Encroachments
,
Habitat Fragmentation
,
Human-elephant conflict
,
Jharkhand
,
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
,
Mining
,
Odisha
,
People-Animal Conflicts
,
Rourkela
,
Saranda forest
,
West Singhbhum district
,
Wildlife
,
Wildlife
,
Wildlife
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063231
Ho tribes people roast a freshly-sacrificed he-goat over a wood fire at Gara Raja Basa village near Chaibasa town in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district. The Ho are Jharkhand's fourth-largest tribe and are also found in neighbouring Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal.
Vikas Choudhary
,
November, 2018 ,
Gara Raja Basa village, Chaibasa town, West Singhbhum (D), Jharkhand
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Religious Beliefs
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063233
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
Vikas Choudhary
,
November, 2017 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Agriculture
,
Habitat
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063236
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
Vikas Choudhary
,
November, 2017 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Agriculture
,
Habitat
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063238
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
Vikas Choudhary
,
November, 2017 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Agriculture
,
Habitat
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063239
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
Vikas Choudhary
,
November, 2017 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Agriculture
,
Habitat
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063242
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
Vikas Choudhary
,
November, 2017 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Firewood
,
Headlodders
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063245
Hard work is an inseparable part of a tribes daily life and this is the key of theirs fitness and character.
Vikas Choudhary
,
November, 2017 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Firewood
,
Headlodders
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063444
Tribal women waters her vegetable garden
Vikas Choudhary
,
November, 2017 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Agriculture
,
Irrigation
,
Traditional Knowledge
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063449
Tribal women waters her vegetable garden
Vikas Choudhary
,
November, 2017 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Agriculture
,
Irrigation
,
Traditional Knowledge
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063701
Simple sal leaf plate making units have been successful in Manoharpur block of West Singbhum district
Shruti Agarwal
,
October, 2018 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063703
Shakti Sthal commemorates the victory of these 'illegal' villages in receiving individual forest rights for their land in Saranda forests of Noamundi block in West Singbhum district
Shruti Agarwal
,
October, 2018 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063704
Steel Authority of India has in the past directed some of its CSR funds in Noamundi for amenities such as school in Kalayta
Shruti Agarwal
,
October, 2018 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Children
,
Education
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063706
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
Shruti Agarwal
,
October, 2018 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063710
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
Shruti Agarwal
,
October, 2018 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063711
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
Shruti Agarwal
,
October, 2018 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063712
Residents of Jambaiburu village in Noamundi block show a traditional mahua seed extractor in their village
Shruti Agarwal
,
October, 2018 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063715
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
Shruti Agarwal
,
October, 2018 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063716
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
Shruti Agarwal
,
October, 2018 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063718
The forest department has issued a letter barring all developmental activities in these 'illegal' villages
Shruti Agarwal
,
October, 2018 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061
DIG063720
Residents of villages in Saranda forests gather to discuss their issues with the forest department in Noamundi
Shruti Agarwal
,
October, 2018 ,
West Singhbhum (D)
,
Jharkhand
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
West Singhbhum
,
Jharkhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP061