Community radio reaches rural Indians during lockdown - Asia Times
▻https://asiatimes.com/2020/05/community-radio-reaches-rural-indians-during-lockdown
Kasam, a resident of Gohana village in Mewat district, an area that is part of the listed Covid-19 hotspots in the Indian state of Haryana, tunes into community radio Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8 and shares feedback on one of the daily live shows on the virus outbreak.Lockdown, though necessary to contain the outbreak, has hit daily wagers, migrant workers, and even beggars very hard. The plight of truck drivers also bothers Kasam as the state borders are sealed and many have not been able to reach home. He inquires about the provisions made by government for relief of those who live hand-to-mouth and are without savings. The radio station, established by a rural-development non-governmental organization, the S M Sehgal Foundation, in 2012, broadcasts 13 hours a day, sharing useful and relevant information about the pandemic to communities across the state.
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