Coronavirus: India’s unplanned lockdown unleashed fresh hell for its Adivasis
The government’s neglect of livelihood support measures has pushed indigenous communities into a deeper crisis. Dec 20, 2020 · 01:30 pm Adivasis discuss how they feel the insecurity of not having rights over the land where they are staying in Jharkhand. | Sushmita/ The Third Pole
The Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged lives and livelihoods across the world. As India became the second worst-hit country by the pandemic, the most marginalised and vulnerable communities faced hardships because of how they were placed in the society’s fabric.
Scheduled areas dominated by Adivasis and other forest-dwelling communities have borne the brunt of an unplanned lockdown which was brought in force on March 24 without a forewarning.