Confined to the top of the hills amidst the dwindling forests in Santhal Pargans, the Pahariyas are officially a Primitive Tribal Group. Suffering from poverty and diseases, their numbers too are decreasing. Pradan has been implementing a special project with the Pahariyas, supported by the Ministry of Rural Development and the United Nations Development Programme, which has brought alive the hopes of thousands of Pahariya living in Sundarpahari in Godda.