WATCH: Locals in Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh forced to consume drain water due to no wells, handpumps
Locals in Chhattisgarh"s village said that they have to fetch it from streams and drains.
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Balrampur, Feb 5: With no wells, handpumps or any other basic drinking water facilities, villagers in Sanmandra in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district say they are forced to consume dirty water. They said that they have to fetch it from streams and drains.
A villager said, "We are forced to consume contaminated water and keep falling ill. No proper source of water is available in our village. There are no proper roads either. Not a single hand pump has been installed in the village by the administration, there is a concrete stream in the name of water facility. As our village is situated in a remote area, people here are not getting proper water facilities like the other areas of the state."
#WATCH | Chhattisgarh: Residents of Sanmandra village in Balrampur district fetch water from distant sources of water; forced to consume contaminated water in the absence of a hand pump or well in their village. The village is also devoid of a pucca road. pic.twitter.com/AVqktDqWKf
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They said that they obtained approval to construct a well and construction has begun. However, locals complained that a JCB was used instead of manual labourers due to which villagers expecting employment didn't get any work. The village also faces difficulties as the area is devoid of a pucca road, forcing them to take a rocky pathways if they have to go out of their village.
"In case somebody falls ill, we carry them for about 5 km before getting an auto to take them to the hospital. Students carry their bicycles on shoulders to go to school," rued a villager. "In the absence of a proper road, ambulances do not come to the village," another local said.
The villagers claimed that the government is fooling them with promises of development while seeking votes. "The government representatives take votes from us every time by making false promises, but later no one listens to our problem."
Meanwhile, Rita Yadav, Zilla panchayat CEO said, "Under MGNREGA, a community tubewell is being set up. If more wells are needed, we'll dig that too immediately. As far as the road is concerned, it comes under the Forest Department I have spoken to the DFO, he has assured me that a road will be built."
The Sanmandra village is inhabited by the Korwa tribe of the Munda origin, which is a specially backward tribe residing in the border areas of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
(With inputs from agencies)