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First Korku Community Radio Station of MP to go on air on Nov. 1
Saturday October 29, 2011 07:06:19 PM,
Pervez Bari, ummid.com
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Bhopal: The first Korku Community
Radio station of Madhya Pradesh will go on air at Khalwain Khandwa
district. It will be run and broadcast by the tribal community
in Korku dialect. The radio station has been set up by Vanya of
Tribal Welfare Department.
According to Vanya’s Managing Director Mr. Shriram Tiwari Leader of
Opposition in the Lok Sabha Mrs. Sushma Swaraj will be the chief
guest at the inaugural function of the community radio station at
Khalwa on November 1, 2011 while Tribal Welfare Minister Kunwar
Vijay Shah will be the guest of honour and Minister of State for
Woman and Child Development Mrs. Ranjana Baghel will be special
guest. The function will be held at 1 pm.
Two-hour programmes will be broadcast from Khalwa radio station on
90.4 MHZ within 20 to 25 kilometer radius. The locally prepared
programmes will be in Korku dialect as well as Hindi. It will play
an important role in spreading knowledge about government’s various
welfare schemes and will also act as a bridge between the people
and the government.
It is perhaps for the first time in the world that a government has
decided to launch tribal community radio station with a view to
ensuring their direct participation int he government. Such
community radio stations will also be launched at Baiga-dominated
Chada in Dindori district, Gond-dominated Chincholi in
Betul district, Bhil-dominated Nalchha in Dhar district, Meghnagar
in Jhabua district and Umri in Guna district. Besides, community
tribal radio stations will also be launched in Saharia-dominated
Sesaipur, Bharia-dominated Bijori in Chhindwara district.
Community radio station at Bhabhra in Alirajpur is already
broadcasting programmes. Programmes prepared and broadcast by
tribals will help ensure preservation of their culture and arts
also.
(pervezbari@eth.net)
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