A dimension within Rural Employment & Migration
Exploring the connection between farming, irrigation, and sustainable livelihoods in the rural economy.
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Overall Community Sentiment
If we could find some employment in our village, so that we could work in our village itself, we wouldn't have to face financial problems and wouldn't have to leave home to go to the city. There is a big problem of employment in our villages.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, agricultural work will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem in our village. If some solution is found, farming will be started in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
In our village, there is a water problem for agriculture. If this is resolved, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem in our village. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a big problem with electricity and water in our village. If we had continuous and timely electricity and water, all of us could do our farming and business well.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made for this, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
In our village, there is a shortage of water for farming. If some solution is made for this, farming can improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
Our village has water problems for farming. If this is solved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Lobersing (Phuntsokling Tibetan settlement), Gajapati, Odisha
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
In our village, we are all very unemployed. If we could get employment in the village, it would be very good, and there would be no need to go to the city. Due to poor economic conditions, all of us young people have to go to the city.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water shortage for farming in our village. It would be good if this was facilitated.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water shortage for farmers in our village, it would be good to solve this.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a lack of water for paddy cultivation in our village. If arrangements are made, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
If all men and women in our village got employment, no one would leave the village to migrate. Due to lack of work, people from all sections go out of their homes to earn a living. Young people go to distant cities to work, and return home after one or two years.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If we had found employment in our village, we would not have had to go to the city. We have to go to the city due to lack of work and money. It becomes very difficult to make a living without money.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
My village, Mandipanka. As a farmer, I experience a lack of water for farming. If the government had built small dams at various places and arranged for water in the agricultural land, then farming could have been done more extensively, and we could have helped in supporting our families.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
I am educated and unemployed. If I could get some employment, it would be very good. Everyone in my village is unemployed. If every household got employment, my village would also become prosperous.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water problem for farming activities in our area, it would be good if this is resolved.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem in our area. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem for farming in our area. This needs to be resolved. If it is resolved, farming will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
In our village, there is a collective water problem for farming, it would be good if you could facilitate it.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Lobersing (Phuntsokling Tibetan settlement), Gajapati, Odisha
The problem is that the youth of this village are not getting any employment. There should be some industry in this area so that it can provide some employment to us.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water problem for farming in our area. It would be good if this is resolved.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
If every house in our village had toilets and housing, and every man and woman got employment, then my village would be very prosperous, and no one would leave the village to work in the city.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water shortage in our area. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a problem with water supply in our village. It would be good if water facilities were provided.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water shortage for farming in our area. If this issue is addressed, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
If there were wells and stepwells at various places in our village, it would become a means of irrigation, with which the villagers could farm well, earn good money, and sustain themselves.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water problem in Amgaon. If this is resolved, farming will be better.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
Sir, in our village, there is a big water problem. We also need a proper system for irrigation, and some land should be made available so that we can farm, and proper roads should be provided.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a big water problem in our village at this time, if the tap water scheme and housing, toilets, and hospitals are built, our village will develop.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a shortage of water for farming in our region. If this is solved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
The problem is that no employment is available for the youth in this village. So there should be an industry in this area so that we can get employment.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Farming is mostly the only livelihood in the village. If it weren't for this, most people would migrate.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In the village, people mostly make a living by farming. Here, there are also mostly employment opportunities for people.
— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
If employment is given to the educated youth of our village, the unemployment problem will be solved.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
Residents of Maradipanga voice their daily struggles and collective aspirations for government assistance to cultivate better livelihoods, restore their environment, and build a more developed future.
Across Kandhamal, farmers yearn to cultivate more, especially a vital second crop, but are held back by a persistent lack of seeds and essential funds.
Villagers are finding creative ways to start small businesses and leverage traditional farming to secure their livelihoods and support their communities.
Families in Sonbhadra envision transforming a modest sum into thriving small businesses, securing their livelihoods and investing in their children's future.
