Adivasis displaced by one of India’s first thermal power plant still depend on stolen electricity

Adivasis displaced by one of India’s first thermal power plant still depend on stolen electricity

[ad_1] Jagdish Hansda has faint memories of the village where he grew up. “Back then, there used to be nothing here except us Adivasis, our fields, jungles and wildlife,” said Hansda, who is now in his late seventies. The village, Jhinjirguttu, was in what was then Bihar, and now falls within Jharkhand. “Some Mulvasi communities … Read more