ThePrint
Missed deadlines, cost overruns, tiff with Centre - why Polavaram isn’t yet Andhra’s ‘lifeline’
ThePrint reported that 80 years since first proposed, the Polavaram irrigation project, on the Godavari, is in limbo. The project was touted to irrigate 2.91 lakh hectares and provide drinking water to 28.5 lakh people.
ThePrint's investigation into the problems with Polavaram explained how systemic inertia and bureaucracy has plagued similar ambitious projects in India.
Max Maharashtra
MaxMaharashtra Impact: दृष्टीहीन विद्यार्थ्यांना अखेर लेखनिक मिळणार
Max Maharashtra reported on the difficulty faced by blind students to get 'scribes' to be able to appear for their higher secondary examinations.
Following the grantee's coverage on their plight, the state education department began setting up a 'writers bank' and a website for registering volunteer-writers.
Janjwar
JANJWAR IMPACT : लखनऊ के हरदासी खेड़ा में बदहाल सड़क और नाली बनने का काम हुआ शुरू
Janjwar reported on the plight of residents of Hardasi Kheda area in Lucknow who were living amidst squalor and dirt, with stinking, overflowing drains and dilapidated roads.
Following Janjwar’s reportage – the administration took cognizance and started repair work on the drains and damaged road.
Max Maharashtra
MaxMaharashtra Impact: अंधारलेल्या गावात तब्बल तीस वर्षांनी लाईट आली
Max Maharashtra’s coverage on the lack of electricity in a remote village, in Aurangabad district and the struggles of the affected citizens led to the administration electrifying the village, 30 years after they were first promised.
Khabar Lahariya
50 वर्ष बाद मिला आवास तो खिल उठे लोगों के चेहरे, खबर लहरिया की खबर का असर| KhabarLahariya
Khabar Lahariya reported on the plight of residents of Lauri village in Chitrakoot district in UP who were waiting for their share of funds allocated to them under the PM Awas Yojana, which they had not received for over 50 years.
Following the coverage, the funds were released, and the houses built.