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Chandrapur hamlet gets Rs 57.46 lakh road after woman’s death
Days after a TOI report on a Chandrapur hamlet where a woman died for want of medical care, the district administration has approved Rs 57.46 lakh to build a road connecting Kolamguda…
Days after a TOI report on a Chandrapur hamlet where a woman died for want of medical care, the district administration has approved Rs 57.46 lakh to build a road connecting Kolamguda to Ghodankappi. The settlement, near the Telangana border, currently has only 15-20 households and relied on a rocky trail that becomes impassable during monsoon.
On June 14, Sangeeta Gedam died after childbirth as an ambulance could not reach her. Her husband Tulsiram Gedam, like Bihar's 'mountain man' Dashrath Manjhi, began building the road through voluntary labour. The local government cleared the funding in two stages: Rs 12.76 lakh was approved on August 15 for earthwork and murum base, and Rs 44.7 lakh for the remaining work was cleared by the collector on August 19.
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The Ghodankappi case highlights how remote hamlets in central India remain cut off despite decades of rural road schemes under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. The Rs 57.46 lakh allocation is modest, but the terrain and rainfall mean a concrete road will be needed to withstand monsoons. For the 15-20 families, connectivity is a matter of life and death: the nearest hospital is hours away over a rocky trail. The next step is tendering and construction, which typically takes months. Watch for whether the work is completed before the next monsoon season.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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