The above figure explain that Chatra, Garhwa, Palamu, Hazaribag Kodarma, East Singhbhum district has more than 40% of geographical area as forest cover. Beside this, these districts are monocrop or no crop area. Chatra, Garhwa, Palamu are drought prone districts and virtually no agriculture practice is possible there. These districts are highly Maoists affected.
Governor Syed Sibtey Razi today directed deputy commissioners of the drought-hit districts of Palamau, Chatra, Garhwa and Latehar to initiate action for cultivation of altern- ate crops.
He said farmers ought to be given seeds and other necessary amenities. Besides, their crop insurance premium amounts should also be borne by the state.
The arrival of a weak monsoon in Jharkhand today is bringing with it additional problems for parched districts of Palamau where at least 135 cattle have apparently died due to a scarcity of drinking water.
Tapas Soren, a tribal of Birakhap in Jharkhand, committed self-immolation recently, impoverished by the constant demand for bribes by local officials for work done under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. His death soon after the murder of Lalit Mehta who had exposed corruption in NREGA schemes in Palamu is a damning comment on how the scheme is being implemented in Jharkhand.
A public hearing on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) will be held at Chhattarpur in Palamau district, Jharkhand, on Monday. It is the concluding event of a two-week survey of NREGA in the area, initiated by a team of researchers from the G.B. Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad. It is an opportunity to present the survey findings to the public, hear testimonies and discuss follow-up action.
The submergence study of the proposed Kanhar Jalayasa Pariyojna by Jharkhand Space Applications Center (JSAC) is basically a technology demonstration project to assess the area of submergence at different level of proposed impoundment.
