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| Thanda village craves for basic amenities | | | Early Times Report
DODA, Aug 27: Lack of basic amenities has turned Thanda village, 13 kms from Bhaderwah town gloomy.
It was one of the villages identified by the Rural Development Department (RDD) to be developed as Model village. The mission was a part of the Prime Minister's Reconstruction Project. The aim of the project, which was taken up in every block of the district at an estimated cost of Rs 1.20 crore, was to improve the basic infrastructure of the villages. This included improvement of sanitation and health care, construction of lanes and drains and introduction of drinking water schemes among other things.
The villagers say the government has been giving the status of Model village to one rural township after the other but only on paper. The villages under this 'ambitious' scheme still lack basic requirements. The residents say the only thing that has been done so far is the erection of signages that term the villages as Model villages.
"The womenfolk of our so-called Model village have to still tread a long distance to fetch drinking water," said a sarpanch of one of the Model villages in the Doda district area. Those residing in these villages say proper healthcare facilities remain a distant dream. The Primary Health Centres (PHC) are devoid of medicines, leave alone infrastructure. The State Level Evaluation Committee (SLEC) had in a survey found that the RDD had been utilizing the funds meant for the Model villages casually.
According to its survey, the SLEC had found that the RDD had been unable to provide the post-installation maintenance mechanism for the infrastructure. The Commissioner/Secretary to the J&K Government, RDD, Farooq Ahmad Peer, said the funds allotted for the Model villages were too little ,but added that in Bhaderwah Model village all facilities are available by RDD ."The Model villages in the north-eastern states were sanctioned Rs 8.5 crore but here, we got only Rs 1.20 crore. It is not possible to develop a village on all fronts in such little money," he said. Peer added that the assets, once installed, had been transferred to the panchayats who had been entrusted with their maintenance. But the ground reality in Thanala village is different and people are at mercy of God . |
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