Reporters Without Orders Ep 347: Jhansi fire tragedy, migration in Bundelkhand

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Dainik Bhaskar’s Rajesh Sahu and independent journalist Sneha Richhariya.

Rajesh reported on the Jhansi hospital tragedy, in which a fire incident claimed the lives of 15 infants. He says that an overcrowded NICU, expired fire extinguishers, and negligence of the hospital administration led to the incident.

Sneha reported on the impact of migration in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. She explains how the pace of migration leading to vacant villages.

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Timecodes

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:28 - Jhansi hospital fire

00:20:43 - Bundelkhand migration 

00:33:20 - Recommendations

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Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.