Tag: No Bridge

Villagers residing in Rayagada’s Gunupur block have been helpless for years. The locals allege suffering because of Government apathy and its unfulfilled promises.

In the absence of a bridge, every day these young children take up great challenge to go to school.Here, in Liliguda panchayat under Gajapati district, children are being carried by their fathers to get to the other side of the river.

Alleging Govt Apathy, People Build Wooden Bridge To Cross Water Body In Absence Of Motorable Roads

Even after tall claims of the State government, residents of many villages in the rural belts of Odisha continue to suffer due to lack of proper road connectivity.

Even after urging the state government several times for the construction of a bridge over the river, their requests failed to yield any results. In the absence of a bridge, they used to cross the swelling river during monsoon. The district administration’s failure to construct the bridge finally prompted these villagers to come up with a temporary bridge at their own expense. 

Rayagada: While several remote pockets of Odisha cry for roads and basic amenities, lack of bridge over Nagabali river is forcing the residents of Anija village located on the bordering areas of Rayagada to think of an alternative. Alleging apathy of the Odisha government, the Anija villagers have now threatened to shift to Andhra Pradesh. […]