Nimberadoddi, a remote village in Deodurga — the most backward taluk in the State — is being decked up for Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s ‘grama vastavya’ (village stay) on July 26.

The CM is also scheduled to stay in Chitrale village in Sindanur taluk of the district on July 28. While Chitrale village has been associated with Naxalism in the past, Nimberadoddi is a very backward village without even basic facilities.

The police are hard pressed in making tight security arrangements at Chitrale village. It may be mentioned here that suspected Naxalite Hajima who died in a police encounter in 2003, and Shivalinga who died in another police encounter in 2005, belonged to Sindanur taluk, and were closely associated to Chitrale.

Nevertheless, Deputy Commissioner J Ravishankar is leaving no stone unturned, and has already visited the village to over-see security arrangements.

Nimberadoddi has a population of about 487, and has 126 families. Of them, 38 families live in houses and the remaining 88 families in huts.

Many people here are farmers and most of them are small and marginal farmers who own not more than five acres of land each. Even though there is no flow irrigation facility here, many of them depend on the lift irrigation available in the village.

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) being implemented by the Union government in Raichur has eluded Nimberadoddi. This has forced most of the young agricultural labourers in the village to migrate to cities in search of work.

Moreover, the village has no proper roads, gutters, drainage system, and not even potable drinking water.
There is only one hand operated borewell situated in the middle of stagnant water. Also, water seeping from the Narayanpur Right Bank Canal (NRBC) into the village has made life miserable. No measures have been taken to flush out the water from the village.

Following reports of an outbreak of malaria in the village in April this year, a team led by Health and Family Welfare Director Ruddrappa had visited the village, and had recommended relocation of the village. However, no measures have been initiated in this regard so far.

Thanks to the CM’s impending visit, the whole village is being spruced up. While the approach road to the village is being laid at a cost of Rs 10 lakh, the road between Manasgal and Nimberadoddi has also been taken up for repairs.

The district administration has chosen a ‘roof-less’ house belonging to one Hanumaiah to host the CM. Hanumaiah used to stay with his joint family of 12 members in this house.

But now, he has got a new house constructed nearby, and has moved into the new house. Hanumaiah owns 4.2 acres of land, a pair of bullocks, and two tractors. Consequently, the old house is now being spruced up, even with a new roof for the house. The district administration is taking all measures to see that the CM’s stay in the village is fine.