JOIN USA village devoid of development
The main roads and connecting roads in the village have never been tarred and most of the houses are in a dilapidated state. There is no drainage system and most residents have not been able to construct toilets.
Residents of this village have no direct answers for the lack of development, but when you prodded each one has a different take.
While some are optimistic that the government will turn its attention towards their village, others are pained that none of the officials, including the Deputy Commissioner, or district heads have ever visited their village. “Even we want to maintain sanitation and keep the village clean. But we need the government’s help,” they say.
The government grants Rs 3,000 for the construction of toilets in the house, but the villagers point that construction of each toilet costs at least Rs 10,000. “Moreover, we have to visit the offices endlessly and beg the officers for getting the meagre Rs 3,000 sanctioned,” they lament.
“There is a route connecting the main road of our village to the bypass road. But none of this roads are in a good state. The connecting road is very narrow and is filled with pot-holes. The road leading to the graveyard outside the village is also in a dismal state,” Rajappa, a villager, said.
“The Chief Minister and other ministers make tall claims about making the State free of huts. But why are they not looking at the dilapidated houses in our villages and villages nearby,” they question.
“We keep hearing that pro-farmer policies are being formulated and implemented, but none of these policies reach us,” villagers point.
Elected representatives and officials should not limit their visits to district and taluk headquarters alone, but must also visit villages.
“Instead of organising massive rallies political leaders should organise programmes in the villages where they will be able to connect with farmers, they remark.”