The Issue:
Melghat – Amravati district, Maharashtra has the dubious distinction of being a perpetually famine affected area where every year, hundreds of young children die of starvation. Despite the relief provided by the Government and several welfare organizations, there has been no perceptible improvement. The Melghat and Dhami areas of Amravati district, Maharashtra are dominated by the Korku tribals among whom the problem of Malnutrition is most rampant. In Melghat and its surrounding areas, a shocking 80% of the cases belong to Grades III and IV type of malnutrition. Reports of infant deaths due to malnutrition in these areas make front-page news almost every year