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President's adopted village struggles without proper roads

President's adopted village in Madhya Pradesh suffers from bad road conditions, despite schemes developed for the upliftment of this village. Residents say governments have come and gone, yet they are still being ignored.

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Published : Nov 28, 2019, 7:46 PM IST

Updated : Nov 28, 2019, 8:53 PM IST

Dindori: Bad road conditions in India are exclusive to urban as well as the rural areas. One such example of a place is in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district, a Baiga tribal-dominated area, Chirpoti Ryt where people till today have no access to proper roads.

Every day, village residents, including the young and old battle through rocky trails to reach their destinations.

In the past, although the village was adopted by the President himself, devoid of proper roads. The village has been functioning this way even after seven decades of the country's independence.

Let alone other vehicles, ambulances too have no ways to enter the village.

In sheer disappointment, a resident, Vishnu Baiga said, "Governments changed, but we never received what promised."

Baiga said, although there were schemes developed for us, nothing was ever implemented.

He went on to say that despite this village being adopted one, poor conditions continue to prevail.

"We are being ignored and have no expectations left from the other leaders too," Baiga said.

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Dindori: Bad road conditions in India are exclusive to urban as well as the rural areas. One such example of a place is in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district, a Baiga tribal-dominated area, Chirpoti Ryt where people till today have no access to proper roads.

Every day, village residents, including the young and old battle through rocky trails to reach their destinations.

In the past, although the village was adopted by the President himself, devoid of proper roads. The village has been functioning this way even after seven decades of the country's independence.

Let alone other vehicles, ambulances too have no ways to enter the village.

In sheer disappointment, a resident, Vishnu Baiga said, "Governments changed, but we never received what promised."

Baiga said, although there were schemes developed for us, nothing was ever implemented.

He went on to say that despite this village being adopted one, poor conditions continue to prevail.

"We are being ignored and have no expectations left from the other leaders too," Baiga said.

READ: Indian Army successfully test-fires Spike LR missile

Even after 7 decades, situation of the Baiga tribals has not changed

Tribals of the Mehadwani Development Block battle through rocky trails on a daily basis to reach their destinations

Dindori: Even after 70 years of independence, people residing in Baiga dominated Narwa and Ghugra Tola of Chirpoti Ryt Gram Panchayat of Mehadwani development block are deprived of any proper road access. The elderly and innocent children here heavy heartedly walk on dirt track to reach their destination every day. To say, they are the adopted children of the President, but no one pays heed to their sufferings. In case of emergencies, there is no way for the ambulance to reach here.

Waiting for development to take place, many eyes now scream of hopelessness. Vishnu Baiga said that no matter how many governments came and went or how many schemes were developed for us, none provided them with any basic amenities. "The President adopted the Baiga tribals and if even then, we are being ignored like this, what can be expected for the others," he added.

On Tuesday, November 26, 2019, Vikas Kaushik <vikas.kaushik@etvbharat.com> wrote:

पथरीली डगर से टकराते कोमल कदम, सात दशक बाद भी बैगाओं के नहीं बदले हालात

बैगा आदिवासी रोजाना पथरीली राहों से जंग लड़ते हुए अपनी मंजिल तक पहुंचते हैं. मेंहदवानी विकास खंड के चिरपोटी रैयत ग्राम पंचायत के बैगा बाहुल्य नरवा टोला और घुघरा टोला में निवास करने वाले लोग आजादी के सात दशक बाद भी रास्ते के लिए तरस रहे हैं.


डिंडौरी। रास्ते में बिखरे नुकीले पत्थर और उस पर पड़ते कोमल कदम और उस पर मुंह से निकलती आह के बीच मंजिल तक का सफर तय करते बड़े-बुजुर्ग-महिलाएं और मासूम. कहने को तो ये राष्ट्रपति के दत्तक पुत्र हैं, बावजूद इनकी खोज-खबर लेने वाला कोई नहीं है. यही वजह है कि ये इसे ही अपनी नियति मान चुके हैं और रोजाना पथरीली राहों से जंग लड़ते हुए अपनी मंजिल तक पहुंचते हैं. मेंहदवानी विकास खंड के चिरपोटी रैयत ग्राम पंचायत के बैगा बाहुल्य नरवा टोला और घुघरा टोला में निवास करने वाले लोग आजादी के सात दशक बाद भी रास्ते के लिए तरस रहे हैं.  

विकास की राह देखते कितनी आंखें हमेशा के लिए बंद हो गईं तो कितनी पथरा गईं, फिर भी लोग मूलभूत सुविधाओं के मोहताज हैं. विष्णु बैगा बताते हैं कि अब तक पक्की सड़कें भी नसीब नहीं हुईं, इस दौरान कितनी सरकारें भी बदलीं, पर इनके हालात आज भी जस के तस हैं. आजादी के बाद से कितनी सरकारें बदलीं, विकास की नई-नई योजनाएं बनीं, यहां तक की राष्ट्रपति ने बैगा आदिवासियों को गोद भी ले लिया, इसके बावजूद इनके हालात नहीं बदले, जब राष्ट्रपति के दत्तक पुत्रों को सरकारें इस कदर दरकिनार करती रही हैं तो बाकी आवाम का क्या होगा  


--
Jinendra Parakh
BA.LLB
Hidaytullah National Law University
Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Last Updated : Nov 28, 2019, 8:53 PM IST
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