I belong to a village called Ukhamati. This is 2009 and in our village we do not have:
1. Electricity
2. Water Supply
3. Proper Road.
Every year I spend at least two months in my village. Rest of the time I travel or live in other cities like New Delhi, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Kolkota, Ahmedabad or Indore. After reading about various election manifesto by political parties in the run up to the 2009 Loksabha election, I have been thinking about my village.
Some parties talking about broadband connectivity to every village, some parties about providing TV to every household. I am wondering what about my village ?
I remember, I saw the concrete electric post in my village way back in 1984. The posts were erected and now they are gone. As per my recent information, our village Ukhamati has Electricity Connection since 1984 on records. Some say, the electricity could not be brought as there is a railway track blocking it!
NHPC is recently starting 2000MW Hydel Power project just 10 KM away, and they have electricity, water supply, proper road everything. Still, our village does not have any of those. strange!
The road through lower Ukhamati village might be the most expensive road in the world! the 400 meter road has almost 12 culverts, that is one culvert in every 40 meters. Also, as per my information, more than Rs. 80 lacs has been spent on that 400 meters of road, and still it is not a ‘road’. In rainy season, it is even difficult to walk because of mud and water. People say, Assam PWD, MPLAD Fund, MLA Fund, MAC(Mising Autonomous Council) fund, NEC(North Eastern Council) Fund, Block Development Work, Gram Panchayat Fund, all funds have been used to construct the road since 1971 and the road has not been complete yet.
It has a MV School since 1959, many people have passed out from that school, including me. Many became doctors, engineers, government officers, but the road, electricity water supply never came ! As for water supply, it was started in 1985! The constructed houses, water pumps etc. are still there, they just don’t work and the houses are abandoned!
How will broadband work in our village ? How will TV work ?
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