Jyotsna Richhariya

The number of  pregnant women aged 15-49 years who are anemic has significantly increased in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh from 43% in 2015-16 to 68.3% in 2020-21, according to the latest report by the NFHS-5.

Spread across 25 villages of Bijawar block, this project cost around 14 lakh rupees. These villages are remote with limited access to resources and even to the main city.

Pashu Sakhis go from village to village and regularly check the health of animals, tags them and collect data. As a result, in the last 3 years, not a single animal has died due to communicable diseases in Simaria village of Mandla.

The increase in production area in Madhya Pradesh is not attributed to the increase in the yield of the wheat produced over the years with stagnant yield.

The livestock population in Madhya Pradesh saw an increase of 11.81 % as compared to the 2012 census, while states like Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan witnessed a decline in the livestock population.

The number of stray cattle significantly increased in Madhya Pradesh between 2012 and 2019. Mostly, these stray cattle lead to traffic, a risk of accidents on the highways and attacks on agricultural farms.

In DEWATS decentralized wastewater treatment systems, wastewater can be treated and recycled on-site using aerobic and anaerobic methods. Many panchayats in India are opting for this method.

Almost every other major city, a representation of urbanization and brutalist infrastructure, struggles to conserve its natural resources, particularly water bodies.

The cost of water supply per kilolitre is one of the highest in the country at 21 rupees. There is a huge shortfall in cost recovery of 74.7 percent.

Compared to the average state expenditure on agriculture (5.9%), Madhya Pradesh has dedicated 6.9% of its overall expenditure to this sector.