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00:01Hello and welcome. I'm Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor. This is 5Live. On the program today, we've got
00:07an action-packed show with three most important stories. Number one, let me start with what is
00:12the latest in NEAT. It's breaking my heart to bring you the story, but these were the last
00:17words of a NEAT aspirant, of somebody who wanted to be a doctor, somebody whose family had taken
00:24loan for her to become one. She ended her life saying, can't give NEAT again. That heartbreaking
00:31suicide note and the issue and the feelings and the people, the emotion, the hard work,
00:43all of that that goes behind the making of a dream, making that dream of a doctor shattered.
00:50She's not the only one. We look at that story in detail on the program. Story number two brings
00:57us some hope because I'm going to make you meet the cyber boys of India. On the program,
01:04you have already heard from Nisagra, you've already heard from Sartak and today is the turn
01:08of Ryleen. Chas16 exposed the NEAT and JEE vulnerability. Did it with respect, with integrity and also
01:19with so much ethical, you know, things in mind? He'll be speaking to us and we'll take you through
01:27what's got on his mind. Also, number three story that we are tracking is a ground report that we
01:34bring you today from Madhya Pradesh. There is a Jaljeevan mission which is on way. So we thought
01:39we'll do a quick reality check there to tell you what exactly is that all about and how it turns
01:45out
01:45is that when it comes to Madhya Pradesh, there is no Jaljeevan mission. There is only a Jaljeevan
01:51omission that is taking place. With that, let's take you through what the top headlines are at this
01:57hour.
02:01No courage to take the retest. I am sorry. Another NEAT aspirant dies by suicide. 20-year-old,
02:08Akansha Chaturvedi from Madhya Pradesh has died by suicide after reportedly slipping into depression
02:13following the cancellation of the medical entrance exam and the paper leak controversy.
02:20Amid the OSM Rao, CBSE has now nearly 56,000 students who have successfully completed the
02:26revaluation process without any issues, we are told this time around. Remember, it took them three
02:32attempts. The board has also said that a large denial of service attack was blocked while the
02:37portal remained accessible.
02:40A Delhi court has granted four days police custody to Lakwesh Bajaj, owner of the Flourish
02:45Day, where the fire took place yesterday and claimed 21 lives. Now, cops allege that hotel
02:51was operating far beyond the permanent capacity and they are now probing into safety violations
02:57as well. But the bug doesn't stop there. Who are the people who did not carry out the checks?
03:03The authorities are turning the blame.
03:08They cried for help, but he chose to flee. India Today has now accessed the confession statement
03:14of hotel owner, who claimed that he merely passed by the scene during the fire and did not stop.
03:21He also admitted that he avoided going home and wandered the streets while the fire was ranging
03:26on. India Today has learned that Tamil Nadu BJP leader, Anna Malai, popularly known as the state
03:34Singham, is set to quit the party tomorrow. He's expected to address a press conference and outline
03:39his future political plans.
03:44Hijab on and no music? That's what an Islamic-friendly gym in Kerala's
03:48balakad has sparked a massive debate after announcing it would operate under the Sharia-based guidelines.
03:57A local TMC leader, Kamcivic, volunteer was pulled out from under a bed by police after allegedly
04:05trying to evade an angry crowd, demanding refunds linked to a housing scheme.
04:09TMC leader there also is accused of collecting money from residents on a promise of allotting
04:16government houses. The video ever since then of him hiding under the bed has gone viral.
04:25Meanwhile, if you peeped out of a window, you did see that weather has taken a sudden turn
04:30when it comes to Delhi NCR. Dark clouds, strong winds, rain sort of bring in a much-needed relief
04:36from the scorching heat. The IMD has now forecast a light rain accompanied by gusty winds for tomorrow
04:43as well.
04:45Even as Trump and Tehran weigh a possible peace deal, the US House of Representatives has passed
04:50a solution seeking the withdrawal of the American troops in the Iran conflict.
04:54A largely symbolic move that nonetheless delivers a political setback to Donald Trump.
05:02And he is ready to take it to the next level. Aamir Khan has confirmed that he and Gauri
05:06will marry on the 5th of July. Aamir had introduced Gauri to the media during the
05:1060th birthday celebrations in March of 2025, making their relationship public for the first time.
05:15He is now ready to marry.
05:23Mummy, Papa, you believed I would become a doctor, but I do not have the courage to give
05:30NEET again.
05:33That is the line from a suicide note. It was written by Akansha Chaturvedi,
05:38just 20, a NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh. She wanted to become a doctor, so did her family.
05:45They borrowed nearly 3 lakh rupees for that dream. On 20th of May, that dream ended.
05:55And tonight, as the country prepares for another NEET examination that's going to happen on the 21st
06:00of June, her words are the ones we cannot look away from. The government says that lessons have
06:06been learned. The NTSA's reforms have been implemented. Sources are telling India today that
06:11Prime Minister himself is monitoring preparations for the re-examination. Every effort we are told
06:18is being made to ensure that last year's repeat does not happen. By the way, twice. Two leaks have
06:24happened now. But before we talk about 21st of June and what the government is saying, we have, we have
06:31to
06:31stay with Akansha for a moment longer. Because her story is not the only one. Her family says that she
06:39had prepared relentlessly. She was confident of scoring nearly 650 marks. But amid the uncertainty
06:46around the examination, the confidence gave way to despair. And then there was the rest of the note.
06:56It says what guarantee is that the score will be great again. She goes on to say in the end,
07:02sorry mummy, sorry papa, I have ruined everything for both of you. A daughter apologizing for a dream
07:11she could no longer carry. A family left with grief, no explanation can ever erase. And Akansha,
07:18remember her story is not alone. Because we are not just looking at suicide cases,
07:27need specific suicide cases alone. We are looking at the story of Hrithik Mishra, of Prateep Meghwal,
07:36of Anshika Pandey, of Bhaagishri, of Ruchi Kumari, of Maithli Ashok, of Jyoti Prakash Barik.
07:46Different states, different families, different stories, but all linked by a single aspiration
07:52and by a controversy that shook a country's biggest entrance examination. Each name is a life
07:59interrupted, a future that never arrived. Which is why the questions around Neen are no longer just
08:07about the examination. They are about trust. They are about accountability. They are about lives lost.
08:16Lives that wanted to serve the nation. In fact, India today's RTI investigation now raises troubling
08:24questions. The government and the NTA have repeatedly claimed that nearly 70 to 75 percent of the reforms
08:31recommended by the Neen controversy had already been implemented. But when India today sought a point
08:36by point implementation status through an RTI, the NTA admitted it had not finally finalized or it had not
08:43consolidated a record showing exactly which of the 101 recommendations have been completed.
08:49What does that mean? Just a statement. Where is the public tracker?
08:54No recommendation by status report has been given to us. No clear account of what has been done and
09:00what is still pending. No specific date on key paper security reforms. No timeline for the remaining
09:06changes and that is not the only question. The questions are coming from students themselves who've
09:13taken the bait on in their own hand. A Dubai-based ethical hacker, another 16-year-old student who
09:19examined parts of the NTA's ecosystem claimed to have identified multiple vulnerabilities that could
09:25potentially expose sensitive functions of the system. According to him, bulk user data could
09:31potentially be exposed. Authentication mechanisms were allegedly inadequate. Unauthorized access to
09:38administrative functions appeared possible and privileged functions could potentially be reached
09:44without any robust safeguard. We reached out to the NTA and sources in the NTA Director General's Office
09:54strongly rejected the concerns. They maintained that the portal is fully secure, has undergone extensive
10:00security audits and that no breach has been detected. And according to those sources, all necessary
10:06safeguards are in place. Everything will be fine on the 21st of June. But tonight, the students of the
10:16country are preparing for a re-examination. An anxious parent is praying. Students are once again,
10:24you know, placing their future on a single paper and one question still has no answer. If most of the
10:35reforms
10:35have already been implemented, why is there no transparent record showing exactly what has changed?
10:45We don't have an answer to that. And perhaps these are the questions that even those like Akan Shah were
10:59looking for.
11:02Akan Shah and so many more. I want to end this segment by saying this. We are bringing out the
11:09story because we want you to be aware.
11:12And if you are in a desperate situation, feeling helpless, don't know where to go, these are the numbers you
11:20can call.
11:21There is help available. Do not feel as if the entire system is here to ruin your future. Please, there
11:31are helpline numbers.
11:32Call them. 14416. Please call them. You are not alone.
11:38Yes, the system has failed you. Yes, the politicians in the country and the education system is continuously
11:44being questioned and they do not come out with clear answers. But yes, there are answers.
11:49And there are those available out there to tell you and to bring you help. So please,
11:55go and tile that number if you are feeling desperate.
12:03But while we look at the stories of the youth, there is another story of the youth. This one brings
12:08a smile
12:08to your face. I'll tell you why. Because I want you to meet someone very special here on the program.
12:14Someone who's just 16 years old. He has just walked into class 12. He lives in Dubai. Born and brought
12:21up there.
12:21And is studying CBSC there. Like the likes of students. And in the space of just five days, this one
12:2916-year-old boy
12:30has done something that grown men in our system with all their resources, all their power, somehow just could not.
12:38He found the cracks. He found the holes. In two of the biggest examination systems in the country, NEET and
12:44JEE Advanced.
12:46The exams that decide the future of millions of children. And he did not just find those holes.
12:52He reported them quietly, carefully, ethically. His name is Rylan Alal. And he is not alone.
13:00There is a whole group of them now. 16, 17-year-old kids like Nisagra, like Sarthak.
13:05A growing community of young people who have picked up their laptops and done, frankly,
13:10the job many of us were meant to do.
13:14Think about what has happened in just the last few days.
13:18Three boys.
13:22One of them, Sarthak, became the youngest person ever to depose before the Parliamentary Standing Committee.
13:28And we are told that after he spoke, the shake-up in the CBSC finally happened.
13:32Two of the top bureaucrats were transferred.
13:35And here is the part that should make a lot of us pause.
13:38When they spoke up, some of them were called Pakistanis, anti-nationals, trolled.
13:47As if pointing out a flaw in your own house means you love it less.
13:53So I have so much respect for these cyber boys of India.
14:00I decided to sit down with them. Two of those interviews we've already seen. Rylan is here with us.
14:05Listen to him because this is Gen Z. Not the ones just typing away in anger online.
14:12The ones who are quietly holding up a mirror to the system and asking it to take a look.
14:20I like to call them the cyber boys of India.
14:23I want you to sit back and enjoy this conversation. I spoke with them earlier.
14:35Joining me on the program now is Rylan Anil. He is 16 years old. He is just has gone in
14:43class 12th.
14:44Is a CBSC student but studies that in Dubai. He's born and brought up there.
14:49And why is he such a special guest? Because it is because of him and lots of other students like
14:57him
14:57that the entire education system in the country has woken up.
15:04With their sheer grit, with their sheer way of exposing,
15:11they have pointed out so many vulnerabilities in the system that even the government has been
15:18forced to take note. So I'm very, very thrilled and salute to all you youngsters out there. No
15:27matter what people say about Gen Z, I think that's the true Gen Z who's really out there trying to
15:33do
15:33what they do best. Speak with their work, not just the ones who are just typing online. So Rylan,
15:40thank you so much for joining us. I want to start by asking you this. In the past five days
15:46alone,
15:46you have done two ethical hacks, both exposing systems at NEET level, also at the JEE advanced level.
15:59Both these ethical hacks that you have done, how long did it take for you?
16:05Well, I believe the JEE one took me about, I think, three to four hours total. And I think the
16:12NEET
16:12one also took me about three hours. I think, but I think for someone else to do it, they will
16:17need my
16:17level of technical capability. So you are a class 12th student. You've just gone to class 12th now.
16:25How do you know how to hack? Well, I think ever since the eighth grade, I've been interested in
16:30computer systems and I think I've been toying around with them, playing with Linux systems,
16:36etc. So ever since then, I've been, you know, trying to do bug bounty hunting or engaging in like
16:41hacking games such as CTFs. And from there, I learned a lot. Okay. Is that what you see yourself
16:48doing later in life? Yes, that is what I see myself doing later in life. I aspire to be a
16:54CISO or a
16:55cybersecurity engineer. Okay. So take us through the sequence of events. 31st of May is when you put
17:01out the first vulnerability in the NEET system. And what happened immediately after? You put it out
17:08on Twitter, you put out the entire sequence of events there, how it was vulnerable, at what points,
17:13etc. What happened after that? Well, first, actually, I had sent the vulnerability to
17:19SirToggin. And then I think 10 minutes later, I posted on Twitter. And then I just went to sleep,
17:27really. And throughout the night, pretty sure throughout the night, it blew up. And in the morning, I got an
17:33email
17:33from NTA officials, and they thanked me for exposing such a huge vulnerability in the system. And they
17:41promptly responded by taking down the entire portal. I see. Who in the NTA reached out to you?
17:48Abhishek Singh, the Director General. I see. He reached out to you personally,
17:53and thanked you. You explained the entire process to him then, and then they shut down the portal.
17:57That's what you're saying? Yes. And in the case of NEET, sorry,
18:02And in the case of JEE? JEE happened a bit faster. I actually, the way I reported,
18:09I messaged the director, I sent an email to Abhishek, Mr. Abhishek, about this vulnerability,
18:16about the JEE vulnerability. And he forwarded it to the IIT heads. And they quickly responded,
18:22and were able to shut the, fix the issue, I think, in a matter of hours.
18:27I see. And have they shut down the portal as well?
18:31I don't know if they shut down the portal, but I know that the vulnerability has been fixed.
18:35And they were just patient.
18:37All right, then. So, kudos to you. Kudos to students like Nisagra. Kudos to Sartak.
18:45The entire education system in India at the moment has been shaken up to take some action. You know,
18:52I speak to you a day after Sartak was actually summoned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee.
18:57He became in what we know, yeah, he became in what we know as the youngest ever to depose in
19:04front of
19:05the Parliamentary Standing Committee. And what I'm made to understand by my sources is that it was after
19:10his presentation that he made to the Parliament Standing Committee that the entire shake-up in
19:16CBSE happened and the top two bureaucrats were transferred. So, that's the power of young people like you.
19:24So, I know all of you are friends. I know there's a gang of ethical hackers who are now
19:30forming a community online and really doing, frankly, what journalists should have done.
19:35But at this point, when you see, are you happy with the action that has been taken so far? Or
19:40do you think
19:41more needs to be done?
19:44I am extremely happy by the action taken so far, but I also do believe that more needs to be
19:49done.
19:50Because CBSE has taken action by addressing all of the vulnerabilities that Nisagra has found.
19:56And the NPA officials have also responded to me very quickly and very promptly.
20:01But I still believe that there are a lot of vulnerabilities in our government system,
20:05which need to be fixed almost immediately.
20:08I see. So, give me a perspective here. You are based in Dubai.
20:12The vulnerabilities that you find here in India, compare that to the world and tell me,
20:17are Indian systems here, Indian portals more vulnerable compared to the world?
20:22Well, I haven't really tested portals across the world. I can't really give you an estimate.
20:28But I would say that the Indian systems were moderately hard to get into for my employees.
20:37All right. So, moderately hard for somebody like you could be very easy for a professional
20:44who's done this for a while, won't you say?
20:47Maybe, but I cannot at liberty last time.
20:51Okay. Okay. Okay. I understand that. I want to come to the point where I'm trying to understand.
20:59For me, you know, what's happening right now in the education system is kind of a Gen Z movement.
21:07It's kind of a Gen Z moment as well. Young boys like you, boys and girls, 16, 17,
21:13they are exposing what many have not been able to even fathom.
21:20And you guys have done it with so much dignity.
21:24You don't, you didn't just publish the photos and the screenshots online.
21:28I saw that you had taken off the details that could harm.
21:32You had taken off the other, you know, steps as well.
21:34So, you did it in the most ethical way possible. Do you, do you see this?
21:40What's happening in the India's, in India's education system as a Gen Z moment?
21:46I see this as a pivotal shift for a lot of young, you know, young technicians,
21:51because a lot of people like myself have been inspired by Nisagra and Sidhan Satik to start testing these portals.
21:58And I believe because of all these young people now testing our government's portals,
22:03I believe that we are going to become much more secure as a nation.
22:09Right. Right.
22:10I have to also then ask you that NTE at this point, you know,
22:16there are proposals doing the rounds that NEET should move online.
22:21At the moment, since you guys are experts better than I am,
22:25you think NEET at the moment or NTE at the moment has the capacity, capability,
22:31watertight system to actually make that happen? Should it move online?
22:36Well, they definitely do have the capacity and capability to move online.
22:40But I believe it's up to them. And I, from my friends at least,
22:45I have heard that they would like the NEET to be taken online.
22:47But still, I feel like having it on paper is still fine, really.
22:53But just the, you know, the required precautions, you know.
22:57Right. You know, a couple of you, a couple of the students who spoke up early on
23:02about the discrepancies that was in the marking system in CBSC,
23:07they were trolled online, they were called Pakistanis, some were called anti-nationals.
23:12Were you scared, exposing the system?
23:15Ah, yeah. Initially, I was, after my post, it kind of blew up.
23:22I was really scared. I didn't know what to do.
23:25But after I saw that NTE had reached out to me,
23:28I, you know, some, a lot of my worries had gone down.
23:31And look, I feel like them calling us anti-nationals is very wrong.
23:35Because I feel like we are more nationalists for bringing up these issues in our systems.
23:39Hmm. With you, with you on that one. But parents at home, you guys are still underage,
23:47as they say. Were they scared? What did they say when you said,
23:50I'm going to go and expose India's education system? How did they react?
23:56The first thing they asked me was if I was going to jail. So, I had to quickly clarify that,
24:02you know, I did this ethically. After that, they were on my side, really.
24:07I often explained the situation to them. They contacted a lawyer and everything,
24:11to make sure that I would be safe. But other than that, they were happy with me,
24:15and they were proud of me for doing something like this.
24:17Do you think it's problematic that the first thought, when somebody does right,
24:23by trying to fix the system, the first thought that parents come up with is whether you'll go
24:28to jail? Do you think that's problematic?
24:30I don't think it's problematic because here, at least in my scenario, the first article they read
24:36was, you know, a teenage boy hacked into NEET. So, when they heard the word hacking itself has a lot
24:44of
24:44stigma along with it. So, I feel like when they heard that, they were extremely scared that I had
24:48leaked the details or had explained the vulnerability online. So, I think my father actually comes from
24:54an IT background. So, he was extremely scared about me doing something in leisure. But in the end,
25:01I was able to explain to them and they were happy with me and they were gone.
25:05All right. I will leave it there. But leave me with an anecdote. Tell me what's the conversation
25:12going on between you, Saad Thak, Nisagra right now? How are you guys feeling after being validated
25:19by the government, being validated by young people, being validated by us in the media as well?
25:25What's that feeling like?
25:27I think everyone is pretty happy that, you know, the system has finally acknowledged us and has addressed
25:33the issues that we've found. And also, we are happy that, you know, our government borders will
25:38finally be secured and we will no longer be leaking all the data that we had this world.
25:44All right. Rylan Anil, just 16, making the entire country, the world's largest democracy,
25:52sit up and take note. It's young boys like him that have created history, made parliament panels,
26:00governments, bureaucrats, everybody say, hold on. The young in the country are up to something.
26:09They've got a mirror to show and it's high time. They are heard. Thank you, Rylan, for taking out the
26:15time. Good luck with what you do next. And yeah, stay safe.
26:22Okay. Thank you.
26:27Okay. That was good.
26:30All right. So that was Rylan Anil. And like we said, we like to call them the cyber boys
26:36of India. But let's move on from that story to what's been happening here in the national capital.
26:4121 lives lost in Delhi's Hotel Inferno. There were tourists, there were workers,
26:46there were families. And amongst them a tragedy so devastating that it is difficult to even
26:50comprehend. Eight members of a single family wiped out in one night. The Agaral family had traveled from
26:57Gurugram to Delhi for a reason that could not have been more human to take care of an elderly relative
27:03battling illness. To be together during a difficult time and instead of returning home together,
27:09they never returned at all. This tragedy stretches far beyond one family. The victims include foreign
27:17nationals as well. Fifteen foreign citizens there lost their lives in the place. Two from Kenya,
27:23three from Libya, two from Cameroon, seven from Bangladesh as well, and one foreign national whose
27:30identity we are yet to confirm. The tragedy that has now drawn international attention to serious
27:37questions over safety and accountability in the national capital. And tonight, investigators
27:44believe they may be getting closer to what sparked the deadly inferno. According to Delhi police sources,
27:50the fire was triggered by a shot circuit. Investigators say the hotel had two kitchens. There is no evidence
27:56so far of any LPG cylinder explosion. Police sources also maintain that the blaze spread rapidly after the
28:02electrical fault and a forensic examination on the building has already been conducted. Meanwhile,
28:08the owner of the hotel, Lafkesh Bajaj, has now been arrested and the charges against him are serious,
28:15including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, causing damage through fire, also endangering
28:21human life and negligence involving combustible material. But the question, it does not end there
28:27with him. Because this disaster is also raising uncomfortable questions, for the authority is
28:34responsible for enforcing and checking the safety permits. In the aftermath of the tragedy, the Delhi
28:41Lieutenant Governor has ordered a month-long fire safety drive. But we ask, why after the tragedy?
28:48Why not before? Because court records show that warning had been sounded. A PIL filed earlier this
28:55year of flagged concerns over fire safety norms in hotels, commercial establishments as well, and the
29:00Delhi High Court sought an urgent action plan. The court warned about safety risks. It pushed for fire
29:07safety road map. Were those warnings received with the same urgency that they deserved? Which brings us
29:16perhaps the most uncomfortable question of all. Were wire the entire warning signs missed? Were inspections
29:26inadequate? Were violations overlooked? And should officials entrusted with enforcing safety regulations
29:34also be held accountable? So today we put the spotlight on those who should answer.
29:45And the spotlight is on Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sudh. It is on the Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishtra.
29:53It is on the Delhi Home Secretary Santosh Vaidya. It is on the Director of Fire Services.
29:59It is on the MCD Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kumar. It is on the MCD Junior Engineer Ashish Rai.
30:08These are the officials and departments responsible for approvals, for inspections, for enforcement,
30:14for monitoring of safety compliance. Accountability cannot just stop at a hotel owner alone.
30:21It must also examine where the system responsible for enforcement, did that system do enough?
30:30The questions do not end there, by the way. The focus is also on the local civic chain,
30:36responsible for inspection and enforcement. Delhi is a complex body, remember.
30:41The MCD South Zone Deputy.
30:44The Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kumar must answer. The Standing Committee Chairman Satya Sharma must answer.
30:50The SDM Jitendra Kumar must answer. Deputy Health Officer Sanjay Sinha must answer. The Junior Engineer Ashish Rai should answer.
30:59And they should tell us, were inspections conducted? Were violations identified? Were the dangerous lapses checked?
31:13Experts say the death toll could have been far higher. Because while flames engulfed the building and terrified
31:22guests desperately surged a way out and it was like a furnace, right? It was like a shaft. There was
31:29no outlet.
31:30The entire building was made in a way. Help did not come only from official rescue teams. Where did the
31:36help come from?
31:38The owner passed by, did not come back. The fire services reached a little later.
31:45But ordinary citizens who saw that, neighbours in that locality, they refused to stand by and watch.
31:54In the middle of the chaos, as people leapt from windows to escape the flames, a group of local residents
32:01turned into first respondents turned into first respondents. They had no protective gear, no specialised
32:07training, no rescue equipment. Only courage. Only humanity. And while we name those who must give us answers,
32:18we name those on whom the responsibility must be fixed. We must also showcase the real heroes of this tragedy.
32:43When these horrific scenes were playing out in Malvianagar, a few brave men stepped in,
32:49risking their lives to save those trapped inside the hotel.
33:00From laying mattresses on the ground, to using ladders to rescue victims, to rushing victims to hospitals.
33:08Some local residents launched a rescue mission long before help came from authorities.
33:17Riazuddin Mansouri took out mattresses from his shop and put them on the ground to cushion the impact
33:23for guests jumping from the hotel's top floors.
33:27foreign
34:02Mansoori's son Arman joined his large-hearted father in the act.
34:40Other brave hearts joined them. Together, they saved many lives.
35:09Many police personnel who reached the spot did not wait for any safety equipment, walking
35:16right into the hotel. They themselves suffered injuries in the act but managed to help victims.
35:23The fire claimed 21 lives, but the number could have been much higher, if not for the courage
35:31shown by these brave hearts.
35:33Vita Shetosh Singh and Amit Bharadwaj, EuroReport, India Today.
35:43Now imagine being promised water in your own home, pipelines raid right into your village,
35:49which crore spent in your name. And four year on, you are still digging into the dry riverbed
35:55with your bare hands for a few litres of muddy water. That's the situation in Jabua, in Western
36:02Madhya Pradesh. This is a district where the Jaljeevan mission was meant to put a tap in
36:07every home. On paper, the job is done, nearly 430 crore rupees spent, but step into the village
36:13and the story falls apart. The taps are there, the water is daunt. My colleague Ravish Pal Singh
36:19travelled across Jabua to find where the promises broke. And it leaves us with one uncomfortable
36:25question. If the work is complete, the money is gone, why is Jabua still thirsty? Here's the report.
36:44This is not a draught head dessert. This is Jabua in Western Madhya Pradesh. On paper, every household
36:57here was supposed to receive tap water under the Jaljeevan mission. But on the ground, women are
37:03still digging pits and dry riverbeds for a few litres of muddy water.
37:126 years ago, the Jaljeevan mission began to get the pipeline. 4 years ago, the pipe began to get
37:21out. But in the past, there was no water. And in the past, there was no water. And in the
37:32past, there was
37:37that people don't go out of the house. This place is going to go to about 1 km. They are
37:42going to reach this
37:42Ubar-Khabar land and reach here. And then, the water is filled with water. And one kilometer away,
37:50they are going to grow their towns.
37:55Crores were spent under the scheme. Yet, in village after village, water never arrived.
38:02Villages say the pipelines were laid here in 2022. But four years later, not a single drop has flowed.
38:10But there went to the people.
38:11Do you want to dig water under the water?
38:12Yes, I want to dig water to boil um.
38:15In the morning, water also makes it more in the morning.
38:20After morning, I think it is hot.
38:21At night, I also have to make it all.
38:24And there is cool, there is a water.
38:26And there is ground and it can be water from there.
38:27The table is water for some people.
38:29The Jaljeevan mission came to the pipeline.
38:32Why?
38:33There has been water and water.
38:36There is water there.
38:37There is water and water.
38:44but Keda is not alone in the bucket for award of para panchait residents say the scheme was
38:50officially completed and handed over in 2024 yet families are still paying for tanker water
39:08the taps installed under the mission remain bone dry in fact these steps have become symbols of a
39:15failed promise you are in a little miss a panic about a creeper sir does our TV smith as a
39:22risk a
39:22bad to me neither has a heart of the cash tomorrow in a lot of this area quiz quiz I
39:29got a tour gear
39:30Koya Bakri Bandra key AC yes tomorrow lesser income the story repeats itself in Dhandalpura a 50,000
39:42liter water tank was built. Pipelines were laid but inside the tank there is barely ankle deep water.
40:19The system meant to purify drinking water remains unused because it was never given an electricity connection.
41:09Under the Jaljiven mission,
41:11nearly Rs 430 crore has been spent in Jabua district. Official records show that work has
41:17been completed in 519 out of 713 villages and handed over to local panchayats.
41:23In Kheda village, works worth Rs 75 lakh have been executed. In Para Panchayat,
41:28projects worth Rs 50 lakh have been completed. And in Dhandalpura,
41:33over Rs 1.09 crore has been spent on water tanks and pipeline infrastructure.
41:41So, where did the system fail?
41:44The Public Health Engineering Department says projects are completed and handed over to Panchayat.
41:52The Minister's site's summer conditions and falling groundwater levels.
42:06The files say the work is complete. The expenditure is accounted for.
42:11The big question, if not on ground, where did the crows go? And why is no one monitoring it?
42:20Residents of Jabua are desperate for a reply.
42:26With Ravi Shpal Singh, Bureau Report, India Today.
42:34Alright, on one hand, while politicians disappoint you when it comes to water,
42:38there is a good news that came our way. This is about how a tank, a water tank,
42:44has been turned into a classroom for the underprivileged. We leave you with the story.
43:04An unused water tank has become a beacon of hope for children from underprivileged families
43:09in Miyaapur and Hyderabad. Social activist Portokuchi Srinivas has transformed the building
43:14into a classroom that caters to the needy.
43:38Shrinivas, who left a corporate job, dedicated himself to teaching children of watchmen, domestic workers and other low-income families.
44:14Shrinivas, co-hosts
44:15state is cool.
44:17Now we have to start a new program.
44:21I said I was looking for a new class.
44:27They are taking money from the evening and like this,
44:33we get 500-400 dollars.
44:35That's why I got to the 9th class.
44:38My family and snacks were giving me the trust.
44:55What began as a small effort to help a few children has turned into a life-changing educational movement.
45:30With Abdul Vashir in Hyderabad, Bureau Report, India Today.
45:44Let's check fact-check this video has been verified by Ritika Samadar, the Regional Head of Nutrition and Diabetes at
45:51Max Hospital in Delhi.
45:52First, forget the aid glasses rule, okay? It's a rough estimate and it simply does not apply in the Indian
45:58summer heat.
45:59So, what do you have to check? Firstly, you have to check the colour of your urine. Pale yellow means
46:03you're doing fine, dark yellow means you need to drink more, clear means you're overdoing it.
46:09That one check tells you more than any number ever will. Second, don't gulp. Your body can only absorb so
46:16much water at once, the rest just passes through.
46:19So, small sips through the day, that actually reaches your cells.
46:25Third, you can also eat your water. What do I mean by that? About 20% of your daily fluid
46:32intakes comes from food like cucumber, melon, tomatoes, strawberries, curd, buttermilk, coconut water.
46:38In peak summer, all of these count as hydration and people don't even realise it.
46:42So, this is all the work, but there are some drinks that do not work. For example, alcohol we know,
46:47also coffee, also tea.
46:50They increase fluid loss. They are not hydrating you. We are not saying cut them, we are just saying don't
46:55count them as water.
46:56But let's go back to where we started. Do you want to drink water at once or sit at once?
47:01Well, science doesn't back the claim that you should not drink water at once. What matters is that you slow
47:08down.
47:09Drink calmly, not on the move, not in one big gulp. And if you talk to your dadi nani, turns
47:15out that's exactly what they were trying to tell you all along.
47:18If you don't need to drink water at once or sit at once, how the water is drinking, it will
47:22be different.
47:23So, save this for this summer. Share it with someone who lives on chai and forgets that water exists.
47:28And also share it with somebody who next time tells you that you can drink water at once.
47:33Also, if you like this reel, follow HealthMelt for more doctor-verified information.
47:41Thank you very much for watching.
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