Tested by mud and water, in Bundelkhand

After months of protests in Chhatarpur district over the Ken-Betwa river link project, the next leg of the jal satyagraha by tribal people in Madhya Pradesh’s Bundelkhand will soon complete a month. Hundreds affected by the State government’s Majhgaon irrigation project are protesting in Panna district, seeking fair compensation and rehabilitation while alleging irregularities in the process. Mehul Malpani gauges the anger and frustration of those who say their movement is being crushed by force