Jamshedpur: More than 400 villagers, mostly tribals Itagarh in panchayat Seraikela-Kharsawan District (about 47 km jamshedpur), has decided to boycott the upcoming rural elections as their demand for the construction of a road connecting their village to the highway has not been met.
panchayat head Ravindra Sardar Alias ’Tiger’ alleged that even after several assurances from the local MLA and now the State Transport Minister Champai SorenConstruction of road connecting Itagarh Kuldih Hasn’t even started.
He said that for the last three years, villagers have met many officials in this regard, but nothing has happened.
Sardar said that the condition of the road is so bad that the villagers have to face a lot of problems in their daily life. Heavy vehicles including ambulances cannot enter the area. He said that it takes more than 30 minutes to walk 1.5 km, which can easily be brought down to 10 minutes once the road is built.
He said that Champai Soren had once raised the issue in the assembly but nothing came of it.
The panchayat chief said that the villagers have made up their mind that if no action is taken in this regard soon, they will intensify their agitation and boycott all the upcoming elections, including the panchayat elections.
panchayat head Ravindra Sardar Alias ’Tiger’ alleged that even after several assurances from the local MLA and now the State Transport Minister Champai SorenConstruction of road connecting Itagarh Kuldih Hasn’t even started.
He said that for the last three years, villagers have met many officials in this regard, but nothing has happened.
Sardar said that the condition of the road is so bad that the villagers have to face a lot of problems in their daily life. Heavy vehicles including ambulances cannot enter the area. He said that it takes more than 30 minutes to walk 1.5 km, which can easily be brought down to 10 minutes once the road is built.
He said that Champai Soren had once raised the issue in the assembly but nothing came of it.
The panchayat chief said that the villagers have made up their mind that if no action is taken in this regard soon, they will intensify their agitation and boycott all the upcoming elections, including the panchayat elections.
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