Melghat (Maharashtra): In September this year, Anjali Kasdekar from Chikhaldara taluka’s Kulangana village lost one of her twins within 14 days of his birth. He was born underweight, just 1.4 kg.

In nearby Jamli Aar, Kiran Kasdekar lost her three-month-old daughter, Kaveri, in April this year due to sepsis with severe dehydration.

Deeper in the hills in Chikhaldara, in the Girguti village, Pramila Belsare’s four-year-old son, Aatish, died of abdominal distention (swelling or enlargement of the abdomen) due to severe malnourishment in June this year. Show Full Article

On the other side of the Satpura mountain ranges, Tara Sawarkar in Dharni taluka’s Chaurakund village lost her one-month-old in September due to pneumonia and hypoglycaemia.

This is the story of the mothers in Melg

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