Gumla, Durjay Paswan: Batkuri village located in Atakora panchayat of Bharno block, 60 km from Gumla, is writing a story of change. At one time it was affected by extremism, but the thinking of the youth has changed the picture of the village. By showing solidarity, the villagers did many works with the money of Shramdaan and collective donation. The administration didn’t help. It is not that people did not seek help from the administration. When the administration did not help, the people of Batkuri village themselves started decorating and beautifying their village. The kind of work being done in the village. If this pace continues, then this will be the first village of Jharkhand which will become a model village with the thinking and unity of the villagers. The focus is on education in the village. Free night school runs here. Not only this, many such government buildings which were useless were either left incomplete by the administration. The villagers are repairing such buildings with their own money and putting them into use. To overcome the water crisis, he himself repaired the water tower and chapanlas lying useless. Even now, many works are being done by people with the money of shramdaan and donations. The biggest thing is that work is also being done to make the village drug free and superstition free.
Developing the village by creating a WhatsApp group
There are 115 families living in Batkuri village. This village could have become a model village, but due to administration and external middlemen, the development here was stalled. For this reason the villagers themselves decided to decorate and beautify their village. For this a WhatsApp group was created in the name of Batkuri village. After this, educated youths, girls and people living in the job profession were added to it. Then how to develop the village through WhatsApp group. He kept on consulting on this continuously. Which is the result. In seven-eight months, there has been a change in the thinking of the people in the village.
The village is free from naxalism and crime
Batkuri village, 13 km away from Bharno block, has been free from naxalism and crime. Even after this, the administration is continuously failing in the development of this village. The villagers say that no Maoist extremist has ever entered the village. Nor did the youth of the village ever deviate from the mainstream. Even after this, the administration is not paying attention to the development of the village, which is a matter of concern for the region. That’s why the villagers themselves have done the work of decorating and beautifying the village.
The villagers themselves are developing the village: Chandan
Chandan Oraon, a young social worker of the village, said that attention is being paid to all those resources of the village. Which we villagers use. Everyone takes care of public resources together. He told the villagers not to wait for any messiah. Maintenance of their needs and resources should be done jointly by the villagers themselves. is very easy. Many works have been done in the village. All these works were done without the help of any government and administration.
The villagers themselves did this work
: Repaired six damaged hand cranks of the village.
: Two water towers are being repaired and are in use.
: The incomplete community building was repaired.
: Anganwadi center was put into use after being painted and painted.
: Cleaned up the mud in front of Padha Bhavan.
: Cleanliness drive is conducted every week in the village.
: Village drains were repaired and drains were cleaned.
Soaking pit has been dug in front of every house, so that there is no water logging.