Odisha:150 tribal households of Gobindachandrapur proceed to be disadvantaged of housing scheme advantages

By Express News Service

BARIPADA: Barley a kilometre from Similipal National Park, greater than 150 tribal households residing in two wards of Gobindachandrapur proceed to be disadvantaged of housing advantages below State and Centre sponsored schemes. The folks of wards No. 5 and 6 dwell in momentary sheds with tarpaulin sheets as roofs with no energy provide, ration facility or highway. The village comes below the Kuchilaghati panchayat throughout the Shamakhunta block within the Mayurbhanj district. 

Chandamoni Singh (62) lives in a dilapidated thatched home the place the roof is protected by a tarpaulin sheet. Another girl, Gurubari Singh (55) additionally faces the identical woes as she is unable to construct a pucca home with the advantages of assorted schemes not reaching her. 

“As a daily labourer, I face financial crisis and am unable to procure essential materials to repair my house. I have my own land and have frequently requested the ward member, sarpanch and BDO of Shamakhunta to build the house under the government scheme (Indira Awas Yojana), for which I have submitted the necessary documents. After having contacted the officials for three years,  I have received only assurances and am not interested to meet them anymore,” alleged Gurubari.

Sixty-five-year-old Soma Singh and Makudi Singh (57), a poor couple of the identical village residing below a tarpaulin sheet supported by a couple of bamboo stumps have lengthy been attempting to get a home constructed from a authorities scheme. “We have been in the village for more than 65 years in a thatched house where now our son’s family stays,” the couple stated. 

Though their son is incomes, it’s not sufficient to fulfil the day by day wants of the household. The couple requested the sarpanch and ward member to allot funds below a scheme to construct the home however they appear uninterested as a result of the household voted for an opposition candidate, the couple added.

Contacted, sarpanch Mamata Singh admitted that as a result of folks didn’t vote for the beforehand elected representatives, they’re turning deaf ears to their issues. However, she stated a workforce of officers had performed a door-to-door survey within the two wards in 2011 however since then no official has visited the village. 
“As the sarpanch, I am aware of the problems of the residents of the two wards. I will meet the BDO and Collector soon and tell them about the issue,” Singh stated.

Mayurbhanj Collector Vineet Bhardwaj stated precedence has been given to individuals who have been listed below the Socio-Economic Caste Census census. He additionally requested the BDO of Shamakhunta to look into the matter and take vital steps.