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Folk music, snakes-and-ladders to aid snakebite awareness in Bundelkhand
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|July 16, 2025
ALHA, a folk music genre and heroic ballad narrating the tales of two legendary warriors, Alha and Udal, is playing a new role in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region—educating villagers on how to prevent and treat snake bites promptly to save human lives.
As heavy rains cause snakes to slither into human settlements, making people vulnerable to snake bites, the South Panna division of the MP Forest Department is harnessing the popular appeal of Alha folk music to prevent snakebite fatalities. Annually, the Panna district reports over 60 deaths due to snake bites.
This story is from the July 16, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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