A dimension within Public Water Services
Interconnectedness of water supply with education, healthcare, and infrastructure in rural development.
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Overall Community Sentiment
There is a problem with the Anganwadi building in the village. There are young children in the village, but because the building has not been constructed, they cannot go to school to eat porridge.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The government scheme's food grain vehicle is not being brought to the village, so there is a problem of food grains for our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a problem with Anganwadi in the village. Children in small villages do not go to school to eat the porridge. So our problem is that an Anganwadi building should be built.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We do not have an ITI, polytechnic college, and hospital in the children's area, and village development is needed.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The problem in this village is that there is no network, so children are unable to continue their studies in school. The problem is with the network.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Due to the road problem in our village, the things that should be available are not being received under the government's scheme.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In our village area, there is no road, no hospital, and no school for children's education. This needs to happen.
— Sunita Kumari · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a problem with the school in the village, even though there are many children in our village, the school has not been built yet.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Work under the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme is not happening in the village's primary school, and children are not receiving water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
This village has a network problem. No network signal is received, and children face difficulty studying.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a problem with the Anganwadi center in the village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a water problem in the village, and there are no handpumps.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is no water facility in the village, there is no toilet facility, housing is not being provided, and the ration dealer is not distributing rations properly, so that we can properly receive every facility.
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our village is not receiving benefits from any government scheme. Our panchayat is far away, which makes commuting difficult. No scheme is accessible to us. The problem lies with the schemes.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is an ASHA worker in the village, but the Anganwadi center is not open. The problem is that a new Anganwadi center should be built in this village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a problem under the 'Nal Jal Yojana' (tap water scheme) in the village. No attention has been paid to the tap water scheme of any kind yet.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a problem with the tap water scheme in our village. So far, no tap water scheme has reached the people.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
In the village, pipes are not being laid under the 'Nal Jal Yojana' (Tap Water Scheme), and even the water tank has not been built.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There are no proper arrangements in the Anganwadi in Putupil village; the Anganwadi arrangements should be improved.
— Man Singh Bankira
There is an issue with the Anganwadi center in the village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a problem in this village. Food grains are not brought and delivered to this village, and people have to go 7 kilometers to fetch them. The problem is that food grains should reach this village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Gas cylinders from the government scheme are not available in the village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is no paved road in our village and no road to reach home, it becomes a big problem during the rainy season, and there is a problem with drinking water, and there is a need for a school and hospital for studies.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a lack of cultivation in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
Due to the absence of a community hospital in our village, the problem of deliveries persists.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Gram Panchayat Tapu, Amarauti Devi: No nutritional food facility is available from the Anganwadi center.
— सरस्वती
There is a water problem in the village. Neither a hand pump nor a well. The problem is water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
In this village, there is no hospital and treatment is not available. Hospitals should be built and treatment facilities should be provided.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
There is a problem in the village. Food rations are not being given to the people even after being brought to this village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The people of the village are not able to get the housing scheme. And no attention is being paid by the Sarpanch to those whose houses have already been built.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The tap water scheme has not reached every household in the village, which is a very big problem for them, and no one is paying attention.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Children in the village are not receiving proper nutritious food, as per the menu.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not getting proper drinking water in our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The problem in the village is that food grain vehicles are not delivering supplies. Food grains should be delivered to our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Gram Panchayat Tapu Mohan. We do not have housing, nor old age pension, nor Kisan Samman Nidhi.
— सरस्वती
There is no doctor or housing available in our village, and the government hospital facilities are also in a similar condition.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is no electricity in our village, there should be electricity. There should be network. And there is water but the water is not coming for the crops.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Children in the village's primary school have not been provided water under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is no road in our village, it is very dilapidated. Hospitals and sports facilities should be developed, and ITI Polytechnic schools should be opened.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is an electricity problem for the people of the village. Every now and then, the electricity remains off for many days, and no employee is visiting this village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
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