Woman walks 110 km in 15 days for medical help in ChhattisgarhRAIGARH - Such is the state of medical care in Chhattisgarh that a woman had to walk 110 km for 15 days to reach a government-run hospital to get her burnt hands treated. Living under a dusty black cloud near Raipur (Letter from Raipur)SILTARA - Every morning as the sun rises, you can see a thick layer of black dust over 40 villages on the outskirts of Chhattisgarh capital Raipur. That is probably all the proof you need about the spread of industrial pollution in the area. Scared of sun, this man hasn’t stepped out for 25 yearsDHAMTARI - He hasn’t stepped out of his house for 25 years. No, he isn’t physically challenged. This 44-year-old man, who lives in a Chhattisgarh village, is simply scared of the sun and its rays. |
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