Severe drought conditions and failure of crops forced
the headmen and Sarpanches of the Adivasi gudems to approach the ITDA, Utnoor
for the first time seeking financial assistance to celebrate their traditional
Dandari festivities during Diwali in Adilabad of Telangana.
Adivasis claim that they are not in a position to
celebrate Dandari due to failure of the crops and mounted debts and hence
needed financial aid to celebrate the festival.
Headmen of the 130 Adivasi gudems had submitted
petitions to the ITDA officials seeking sanction of funds to celebrate Dandari
during Diwali, which is a major festival for Adivasis.
They have appealed to state government to sanction
funds for them and make arrangements for the celebrations of the Dandari on the
lines of Bathukamma for which the state government had made elaborate arrangements
across the state.
The leaders claimed that they are forced to seek
financial aid as they lost two crops and are unable to clear debts they took
from the various sources.
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