Dindori(Madhya Pradesh): Development is still a far cry in several villages of Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh. Even as the State Government and Central Government have introduced a number of welfare schemes, these have failed to yield the desired results and benefit the people in the remote pockets of the district, which are deprived of basic amenities.
Village in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori facing basic amenities for survival The tribal-dominated villages, Kachhratola and Sangamtola under Shahpura constituency is an example of under-development. The village lacks access to essential amenities like electricity, potable water, road connectivity and healthcare facilities.
The village is home to at least 80 families. The villagers eke out their living as daily wage workers. Some of the families earn their livelihood by working as labourers in Jabalpur city. However, the villagers alleged that the coronavirus-induced lockdown has hit them hard.
In the absence of roads in the village, locals used their private lands for communication.
Speaking to ETV Bharat's correspondence, a local resident, Radhe shyam Yadav said, "The village has no access to electricity, school or Anganwadi centre. People are not receiving the benefits of government schemes. There is no roadway that can be used to commute between Kevlari main road and Kachhratola - Sangamtola. Patients are often carried to Kevlari Reyat Hospital by cot as ambulances can’t reach the village interiors."
"There is no concrete road between Harra Tola to Khermer river and Kachhratola. Neither the government and local administration constructed a bridge over the river, nor taken any other steps for development. In such a condition the situation worsens further in the days of monsoon. Even when the river carries fast currents during monsoon, the students swim the river to go to schools," Yadav said.
"We are forced to live in darkness since the last many years. The area does not even have a hand pump and the villagers are forced to bring unsafe water from other sources. They cover a few kilometres every day to fetch water from pits and streams. The villagers have not watched television so far as there is no electricity in the village," said, Shivbhajan Yadav, another local resident.
Reportedly, the locals are disappointed as no action has been taken despite repeated complaints.
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