The promise of a bridge to development in Odisha’s Kalahandi

2026-03-05 - 21:43

For tribal and Dalit families stranded on a landmass within the vast Indravati reservoir in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, life remains in limbo. Satyasundar Barik travels to this remote, rarely visited region to examine how a project widely credited with ushering in prosperity has failed to positively transform the lives of the people there