Topic: Bundelkhand

Excessive sand mining and proposed river linking projects threaten the Ken River, jeopardizing local livelihoods and the region’s ecological balance.

The Ken-Betwa Link Project faces persistent questions over massive tree loss, displacement, and questionable benefits, demanding urgent reconsideration for sustainable alternatives.

Parmarth’s model strengthens climate resilience while simultaneously bolstering the sustainable livelihoods of villagers in Bundelkhand.

Gaya Prasad Gopal’s six-decade journey as a social activist brought land to 2500 landless households, championed water conservation, and fostered rural education.

Bhartendu Prakash chose a less-taken path, dedicating over five decades to serving villages, combining traditional wisdom with modern science for genuine development.

It is such women who will create the new India, a country based on equality of all sections of society.

Just for the one-time high profits of a very small number of highly powerful persons, the sustainable livelihoods of many, many villages like Bodepurva have been sacrificed.

BIWAL has offered a model that increases hope of farmers with just 1 to 4 acres of land by reducing their costs and increasing their net income, while also improving nutrition and health.