A dimension within Critical Water Scarcity
Concerns about unfinished water supply projects and the ongoing need for rural water access.
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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.

In rural Mandla, communities grapple with the everyday reality of distant governance and essential services that remain out of reach, despite repeated pleas.

Despite a national vision for development, many villages in Mandla still grapple with fundamental infrastructure deficiencies, from roads and bridges to clean water and reliable electricity.

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.
We need a well in our village. There is a problem with drinking water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water problem in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
We are not getting proper drinking water in our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In the village, we need a well for drinking water. So, the problem is water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a well problem in the village. As soon as the handpump breaks down, we don't get water, so there is a problem. A well should be built in our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a problem with water supply in our village. It would be good if water facilities were provided.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
In our village, there is a problem with the tap water scheme. So far, no tap water scheme has reached every household. The problem is for the tap water scheme to reach.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a big water problem in the village. We applied several times for a well, but there has been no solution yet.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a big problem with water and there is no mobile network. We want development in our village so that India can become a developed nation by 2047.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a big water problem in the village. We have applied many times for a well in Ward No. 4, but there has been no hearing or solution.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya 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 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
There is a water problem in the village. People have to go far for water. So the problem is water, and there are very few hand pumps in this village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water problem in the village. Neither a hand pump nor a well. The problem is water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water problem in my village, due to which there is a big problem with drinking water in the village.
— Anand tandiya · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The tap water scheme work in the village is incomplete, which is a problem. Complete this factor.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
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 well problem in our village. There are hand pumps in some places, but no wells, so it is mandatory to build wells.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a problem with the hand pump in our village, we have to go far to drink water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a major mobile network problem in our village area, and arrangements for water and hospital should be made so that
— bachcha lal · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a big problem with wells in the village. As soon as the hand pump breaks down, we don't get water. So, the problem is with wells, and more should be built.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
In our village, there is a problem with wells for drinking water. Hand pumps are available in some places, but it is necessary to have a well.
— 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
The work under the government's tap water scheme in the village is incomplete and no attention is being paid to it, so the problem is to deliver the tap water scheme to every household.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The Jal Jeevan Mission work in the village is incomplete, so we want it to be fully completed and water to reach every household.
— 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
In our village, there are no hand pump toilets, housing, and transportation facilities, which causes problems. We hope all these become available.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a problem with the well in the village. We have proposed a public well to Sarpanch Sir many times, but he is not paying attention.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water problem in the village, and there are no handpumps.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a handpump problem in the village, and we have to go far for water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The water shortage in our village should be resolved.
— Kekti Tekam · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
The Jal Jeevan Mission work in Manori village is incomplete, leading to a water problem for the people.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is no network in our village, and there should be a tower. And there are no taps/pipelines, there should be taps/pipelines. There is water, but it is just sitting there for the crops.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We need a well for drinking water in the village, so we want the government to provide a well in our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a well problem in the village, and only two handpumps are installed. When the handpumps break down, people yearn for drinking water. It is a problem; having wells is very essential.
— 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
The incomplete work under the tap water scheme in the village should be completed.
— 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
Work under the Jal Jeevan Mission is incomplete in the village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We need a well for our house. We have to go very far for water, which creates a problem for our drinking water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey