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News Topical, Digital Desk : The residents of Gudiyapadar village, located at the far end of the Jagdalpur block in Chhattisgarh, still struggle for basic amenities. The village has no roads, no electricity, and no drinking water. The lack of healthcare facilities leaves these villagers facing a number of serious problems every day.
Pregnant women, in particular, face significant difficulties. Late Saturday night, a five-month pregnant woman was carried 5 to 6 kilometers on a cot from Gudiyapadar village to Chitalgur village. From Chitalgur village, the victim was then transported by ambulance to Dimrapal District Hospital. The five-month pregnant woman remains in critical condition after suffering a miscarriage and is undergoing treatment at Dimrapal Hospital.
What did the villagers say?
The villagers of Gudiyapadar village say they face this problem every day. Due to the lack of a road, even health department teams cannot reach the village. Therefore, the villagers have to carry patients on cots, walking 5 to 6 kilometers on a dirt road to Chitalgur village. They also have to walk 5 to 6 kilometers daily to Chitalgur village to buy government PDS rice and other daily necessities.
Village struggling for basic amenities
Gudiyapadar village, located about 60 kilometers from Jagdalpur headquarters, has FRA (Forest Rights Act) status. This village of 35 to 40 families has not yet received any government services. Villagers struggle to access basic amenities and health services.
Despite the government's declaration of this village as Naxal-free, the administration has yet to provide basic amenities. Solar lights were installed by the CREDA department, but they are now out of order due to lack of maintenance.
Suka Markam, a resident of this village, said that his wife, Lakhmi Markam, is five months pregnant. On Saturday evening, when she suddenly felt labor pains, she suffered a miscarriage while being carried out of the house on a cot with the help of three other villagers. Completely bleeding, she was carried on the cot, 5 to 6 kilometers on foot to Chitalgur village, and then taken by ambulance to Dimrapal District Hospital.
He explained that his wife's condition is very critical and that five units of blood have been transfused so far. Patients and pregnant women in the village have long faced similar difficulties. Due to the lack of a road, health department teams are unable to reach the village, and patients are asked to travel to Chitalgur village.
6 km journey to get ration
Shakeel Rizvi, a resident of this village, said that after the villagers demanded from former MLA Rekhachand Jain, three bridges were constructed from Chitalgur village to Gudiyapadar village, but a paved road has not been built even today.
Due to the presence of footpaths and, in some places, dirt roads, villagers face significant difficulties during the rainy season. Even to obtain government rations, they must walk 5 to 6 kilometers from Gudiyapadar village to Chitalgur village. This village, home to 35 to 40 families, has long lacked basic amenities.
The village is not in the revenue records.
Meanwhile, administrative officials say that this village is not listed in the revenue records, so no facilities have been provided here. Meanwhile, Amit Bhatia, Executive Engineer of the Jagdalpur District Panchayat, stated that neither the district nor the village panchayat has approved or prepared a proposal for the construction of a road from Chitalgur village to Gudiyapadar village.
This village falls within the Kanger Valley National Park. Gudiyapadar Forest Range Officer D.R. Rajput said that while the village has Forest Rights Act status, the department has neither received a budget nor has any proposal been approved for road construction.
Villagers allege – they are remembered only at the time of voting
It's worth noting that the villagers of Gudiyapadar have the right to vote in Lok Sabha, Assembly, and Panchayat elections. They even have Aadhaar cards, but ironically, the government and administration limit them to just voting. This is why the villagers of this village
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