Sunday, January 29, 2012

East UP tribals still bear the burden of poverty

http://m.timesofindia.com/city/varanasi/East-UP-tribals-still-bear-the-burden-of-poverty/articleshow/11660953.cms

Lenin Raghuvanshi of the People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), who works in the area, said: "Besides poverty, these people also face police atrocities and administrative apathy. Like Katwaru there are a number of people living in abject poverty in the Maoist-affected districts of Mirzapur, Chandauli and Sonbhadra. Thousands of people have to sleep on empty stomach as they can't arrange for two square meals a day. The monthly income of a number of BPL families is less than Rs 250."

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