24 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“For village development, the village's drainage system needs to be cleared repeatedly. There are also road problems. We request you, sir, to get all these issues rectified.”
“ಊರು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಊರು ಬಚ್ಚಲು ಬದಿ ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ತೆಗಿಬೇಕು. ರೋಡು ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ಇರುತ್ತವೆ. ಅದೆಲ್ಲಾ ನೀವು ಸರಿ ಮಾಡಿಸಿ ಕೊಡಬೇಕು ಅಂತ ಮನವಿಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ ಅಪ್ಪ.”
translated from Kannada
Nearby, the main topics are concerns over substandard infrastructure 🚧, particularly regarding damaged roads, unfinished construction, and clogged drainage systems, which also contribute to safety hazards. Citizens also frequently report issues with inconsistent and untimely public transport 🚌, especially bus services for students and the lack of proper bus stands. Furthermore, access to reliable water supply 💧, both for agriculture and domestic use, is a significant problem. Many voices express a strong desire for more local economic opportunities, advocating for the establishment of factories and small-scale industries to provide employment, particularly for women and educated youth. There are also calls for improved educational facilities and enhanced public safety measures.
“Please desilt the LBL canal a bit. That's why we are asking, as a lot of farmers are facing problems. If the LBL canal is desilted, we won't have water problems. Please fix it and select one more.”
“No scooter can be ridden inside Alukuppa village. If it is repaired a little, it would feel like a very good job. How much?”
“No one is telling us anything here, we don't know, no one is saying anything.”
“If there are only men in the field, where will the food come from? There won't even be rice available later. Therefore, women also need to work patiently here.”
“There is no factory in our village. We cannot do wage labor. Therefore, if the government establishes a factory, perhaps a garments factory or something, such a factory would help the ladies, it would help all of us. Any.”
“Okay, there's no road there. There's only no cleanliness, nothing. Are all these things missing? Sixty-two accidents occur at any given time, and something should be done about that on the streets.”
“[Laughter]”
“First, the bus is not continuous, and then there is no proper bus stand, and buses don't arrive correctly. There are many such problems.”
“We request that the street light on Arogyarama Main Road be fixed/installed.”
“Three buses have been deployed on this route from Pandavapura to Pandavapura depot, but not even one of those buses arrives at the correct time. One comes at nine o'clock, another at eight-thirty; they arrive whenever they wish. From Kateli to Pandavapura.”
“If women who don't have land simply rely on their husbands, saying 'my husband, my husband,' then where will the food come from if there is no land? Going forward, even an elder brother's support will not be available. Therefore, women here must act patiently.”
“Many educated young men and women from our town go to various capital cities. It is our request that we establish as many skilled and small-scale industries as possible here.”
“Um, 12, 13”
“Naidu, what do you think? What help do you need?”
“Hello”
“Inside the road construction, nothing is properly built. There's no road in any of the three sections. Everything is dug up and left unfinished. First, the drains haven't been laid, and the base layers haven't been cemented. They haven't even made a cement road. There must be all sorts of problems here.”
“Revanṇa, who went with fear, Revanṇa, who went with fear. Our village needs a drama office/theater. It is far (currently), it will be convenient for everyone. We need a drama office/theater. And for us, we need the Cauvery water system.”
“Tell them to release water to the house daily. Tell them to release water to the house daily for 15 seconds, talking second by second. They release it once every two days. Tell them to release it daily. Yes.”
“start now. Hello.”
“Even for a population of 2000, the education system is not proper. Request to appoint teachers first. Request to also make proper arrangements for colleges.”
“Please ensure proper bus services are arranged in the mornings for school and college students. Also, make sure these arrangements are in place for both morning and evening. Furthermore, girls are facing some issues due to unruly boys, so please make some arrangements to address this.”
“Okay, tell me. For children to travel back and forth, please provide a bus stand for us on this side as well. This is our only request from the Melkote Assembly constituency. What's your name? Umalakshmi. Yes, tell me. Okay, that's it.”
“In the program, we need to make oils like groundnut oil and sunflower oil, the kind of oil that comes from sunflower seeds. We have to sell these locally. For that, we will get an oil press.”
