A dimension within Agricultural Water Scarcity
Focuses on the intersection of agriculture, rural development, and the essential need for water access and supply infrastructure.
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Overall Community Sentiment
There is a water problem in our village. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water shortage for farming in our village. It would be good if this was facilitated.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, agricultural work will improve.
— 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 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 water shortage for farmers in our village, it would be good to solve this.
— 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
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a problem with water supply in our village. It would be good if water facilities were provided.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
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
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
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 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 should be a school, hospital and water in our village
— Chanda
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
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
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 in our area. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
By 2047, we hope that arrangements for water for irrigation can be made in our village area, and hospital facilities can be available.
— bachcha lal · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our village should have water facilities, a school up to at least intermediate level, and a hospital, so that our village can develop by 2047.
— bachcha lal · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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 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
There is a water problem for farming activities in our area, it would be good if this is resolved.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
The water shortage in our village should be resolved.
— Kekti Tekam · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
By 2047, our village needs good roads and good drinking water.
— swornalata nayak · Balangir, Odisha
There is a water problem for farming in our area. It would be good if this is resolved.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
Our village needs drinking water, roads, a school, and a hospital.
— Batakrushna Sahoo
According to us, there is water facility. If facilities are provided, agriculture work will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
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
In our region, there is a water shortage for the farmers. It would be good to arrange for water.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
In our village area, we want housing, toilets, pensions, ITI and polytechnic schools to open, good hospitals to be established, and all rivers and drains to be clean.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We need a well in our village. There is a problem with drinking 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
The village should benefit from government facilities such as education, health, and water.
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
It would be good to arrange for water in our farming work.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
Our village's plan is such that by 2047, water, internet, and hospital facilities are established in our village so that the village can develop.
— bachcha lal · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Water facility, Good road connectivity, good Internet availability, better facility in school with good infrastructure, village infrastructure should be developed.
— KARUKAR MURMU
In Developed India 2047, a village should have all basic amenities like food and water.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
There is a water shortage in our area. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
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