Border row looms over Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh

By Express News Service

BHOPAL:  Amid the continued border row involving Karnataka and Maharashtra, the villages in Dharni tehsil (block) of Amravati district of Maharashtra have launched a protest for his or her complete tehsil comprising 150-plus villages to be included in adjoining Madhya Pradesh.

Residents of those villages, who protested just lately on the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border, demanding inclusion in MP, have reportedly written to the President of India and the CMs of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

The protestors have alleged that lack of growth, notably woeful state of roads, public well being services and linguistic obstacles, have pressured the residents of those villages to depend on adjoining MP districts, for all their main wants, spanning from financial to well being wants.

While the Amravati district headquarters is round 190 km from Dharni tehsil and its constituent villages, the three districts of Madhya Pradesh, together with Burhanpur, Khandwa and Betul are simply 60-70 kms from Dharni tehsil villages.

“Over 150 villages forming over 70 gram panchayats are a part of Dharni taluka. Out of those 150-plus villages, 100 don’t have correct roads, whereas 24 villages don’t have electrical energy even 75 years after the nation’s independence. Right from farmers, merchants to commoners, the residents of Dharni taluka villages need to rely for every part on markets in Burhanpur, Khandwa and Betul districts of MP, “ mentioned Sripad Pal, the Amravati Zila Parishad member, who’s main the motion for together with Dharni and its villages in Madhya Pradesh.

“Residents in most villages of Dharni converse Hindi, however they’ve to cope with Maharashtra authorities officers, who converse and work in Marathi. We are solely geographically a part of Maharashtra, however for all our wants we rely solely on MP, which is why we’ve written to the President of India and others for making our villages a part of MP.

Protestors just lately staged demonstrations in help of their calls for on the Maharashtra-MP border, elevating the slogan, “Hamari maang poori karo, Madhya Pradesh mein shamil karo.” The motion is prone to achieve additional momentum within the new yr.

“Out of the 150-odd villages in Dharni block spread in around 140 km, 70 neighbour the three districts of Madhya Pradesh It’s been 40 years since even a single industrial unit was started anywhere in Dharni. Even for medical treatment, we’ve to rely on MP rather than Amravati district HQ which is around 190 km away. When we’ve to depend on the MP for everything, what’s the use of being part of Amravati. We hope that the President of India and two state governments will act on our demand sympathetically and promptly,” Pal mentioned.

No correct roads, electrical energy

Dharni block of Amravati district of Maharashtra includes 150 plus villages unfold in round 140-150 km. 140-150 km

While 190 km distance separates Dharni block from Amravati district headquaters, simply 60-70 km separates many villages of Dharni block from MP’s Burhanpur, Khandwa and Betul districts.

As per protestors round 100 villages don’t have correct roads, whereas at the least 24 villages lack ample electrical energy.
Villagers of Dharni block need to rely on adjoining MP and it’s markets moderately than Maharashtra.

No new industrial models have come up in Dharni block since 4 many years, malnourishment too stays a giant concern.

BHOPAL:  Amid the continued border row involving Karnataka and Maharashtra, the villages in Dharni tehsil (block) of Amravati district of Maharashtra have launched a protest for his or her complete tehsil comprising 150-plus villages to be included in adjoining Madhya Pradesh.

Residents of those villages, who protested just lately on the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border, demanding inclusion in MP, have reportedly written to the President of India and the CMs of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

The protestors have alleged that lack of growth, notably woeful state of roads, public well being services and linguistic obstacles, have pressured the residents of those villages to depend on adjoining MP districts, for all their main wants, spanning from financial to well being wants.

While the Amravati district headquarters is round 190 km from Dharni tehsil and its constituent villages, the three districts of Madhya Pradesh, together with Burhanpur, Khandwa and Betul are simply 60-70 kms from Dharni tehsil villages.

“Over 150 villages forming over 70 gram panchayats are a part of Dharni taluka. Out of those 150-plus villages, 100 don’t have correct roads, whereas 24 villages don’t have electrical energy even 75 years after the nation’s independence. Right from farmers, merchants to commoners, the residents of Dharni taluka villages need to rely for every part on markets in Burhanpur, Khandwa and Betul districts of MP, “ mentioned Sripad Pal, the Amravati Zila Parishad member, who’s main the motion for together with Dharni and its villages in Madhya Pradesh.

“Residents in most villages of Dharni converse Hindi, however they’ve to cope with Maharashtra authorities officers, who converse and work in Marathi. We are solely geographically a part of Maharashtra, however for all our wants we rely solely on MP, which is why we’ve written to the President of India and others for making our villages a part of MP.

Protestors just lately staged demonstrations in help of their calls for on the Maharashtra-MP border, elevating the slogan, “Hamari maang poori karo, Madhya Pradesh mein shamil karo.” The motion is prone to achieve additional momentum within the new yr.

“Out of the 150-odd villages in Dharni block spread in around 140 km, 70 neighbour the three districts of Madhya Pradesh It’s been 40 years since even a single industrial unit was started anywhere in Dharni. Even for medical treatment, we’ve to rely on MP rather than Amravati district HQ which is around 190 km away. When we’ve to depend on the MP for everything, what’s the use of being part of Amravati. We hope that the President of India and two state governments will act on our demand sympathetically and promptly,” Pal mentioned.

No correct roads, electrical energy

Dharni block of Amravati district of Maharashtra includes 150 plus villages unfold in round 140-150 km. 140-150 km

While 190 km distance separates Dharni block from Amravati district headquaters, simply 60-70 km separates many villages of Dharni block from MP’s Burhanpur, Khandwa and Betul districts.

As per protestors round 100 villages don’t have correct roads, whereas at the least 24 villages lack ample electrical energy.
Villagers of Dharni block need to rely on adjoining MP and it’s markets moderately than Maharashtra.
No new industrial models have come up in Dharni block since 4 many years, malnourishment too stays a giant concern.