A dimension within Government Housing & Water
A broad look at village development, encompassing education, water, sanitation, healthcare, and housing needs.
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Overall Community Sentiment
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 area, there is no road, no hospital, and no school for children's education. This needs to happen.
— Sunita Kumari · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
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 an electricity problem in our village. There is a water problem in our village. Ration is not directly available in our village.
— Anand tandiya · Mandla, Madhya 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 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 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
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
In our village, water accumulates during the rainy season, and there are no drains, toilets, hospitals, or even schools up to the intermediate level.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar 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
In our village area, there is no electricity or mobile network. Once these are available, our village will develop.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There are no housing, toilets, wells, stepwells, or irrigation resources in our village. Electricity is also not available as per schedule, and there are no good roads. It would be great if a developed India by 2047 could be achieved; our village would also be prosperous.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There are no education, health, and internet facilities in my village.
— RINA BEHERA · Sundargarh, Odisha
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
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 are no health facilities in our village, due to which people have to go to the district for health check-ups.
— Anand tandiya · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In our village, there is a problem with roads, electricity, and rations.
— Anand tandiya · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a lack of cultivation in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem in the village, and there are no handpumps.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
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 are not getting proper drinking water in our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is no health facility in my village, due to which people have to go to the district for health check-ups.
— Anand tandiya · Mandla, Madhya 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
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
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
For a developed India, our village lacks many things such as hospitals, roads, and the mobile network doesn't work very well, which is why it is essential.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
In our village area, land consolidation has not taken place. There is no road for coming and going, and there are no fields.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
This village has a network problem. No network signal is received, and children face difficulty studying.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
What do you want to say first? Our village name is Abhiram Dial. The village is Dasiguda. By 2047, the government is dreaming of development, what are your views on that? We don't have facilities here, no water facility, neither education, health, and other expenses. Our children don't even have facilities for small studies. Seeing this, we are living in great difficulty.
— Dillip pujari · Phiringia, Kandhamal, Odisha
Due to the lack of education in our village Navnadar, people are unable to pursue any business or farming effectively.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a water problem in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem in the village. Neither a hand pump nor a well. The problem is water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
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
Before, our village lacked facilities for schools, water, and electricity. There were difficulties with transportation and housing.
— Padmini Bhoi
What comments or suggestions do you have for a developed India? We have nothing for a developed India. Firstly, we got forest land. All the villagers of Matibada do not have water facilities. Therefore, our village cannot be developed.
— Dillip pujari · Phiringia, Kandhamal, Odisha
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
In our village, education in school is not good. Yes, education is not good, and the roads are bad. Even drinking water is not available, they say.
— Parikshit Majhi
Due to the absence of a community hospital in our village, the problem of deliveries persists.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We have not received housing and toilets in our village area, and we should get paved roads. This will lead to the development of our village.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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.

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