23 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“Listen, it's very dirty, it's unbearable to pick up. Right, change the current one. For a month, only one problem has been coming. The problem is that the road, that 90 road, is not good.”
“ಹೇಳ ಪೆಲ ಗಲೇಜ ಆಗಿ ಎತ್ತಿ ಸಹಿಸಲ ರೈಟ್ ಕರೆಂಟ್ ಒಂದ ಚೇಂಜ್ ಮಾಡ ಒಂದು ತಿಂಗಳ ಒಂದೇ ಕಪ್ಪ ಬರೋದು ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಏನಾಗಿದೆ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ರೋಡ್ ರೋಡ್ ಆ 90 ರೋಡ್ ಸರಿ ಇಲ್ಲ”
translated from Kannada
Nearby, the main topics are dominated by critical infrastructure deficiencies. Residents frequently report dilapidated roads 🛣️, including potholes and unconnected streets, significantly hindering daily commute and agricultural transport. Widespread sanitation challenges persist, with uncollected garbage, dirty areas, and improper or uncleared drainage systems causing water accumulation 💧. There are also significant concerns about public service delivery, such as non-functional light poles despite reported payments, lack of proper electricity, and administrative bottlenecks affecting building license acquisition and overall village development. However, one submission from Sampalli village provides a positive counterpoint, highlighting successful development work and ongoing projects, demonstrating that proactive local initiatives can lead to tangible improvements 💡.
“I did not do it, who did not do it in Pamana Gavadibadatulge, nothing can be done, and then these roads are not there, they have fallen, what remains of them, if something happens to the poor”
“To obtain our building license, someone wrote to an urban development authority. For some rural or original urban area, there's no progress there. One moment.”
“Brother, please speak for a minute. (This is) B.Ed Nagava, from Mandya district, Dudda village, Bevakal post. Brother, here the streets are not connected, the streets are not connected, and the light poles are also not connected, brother. Please build some roads, brother, for the people now.”
“Are you doing well? We are going for some work. Beyond that, we are leaving having gained nothing. What have we gotten? Why is there no development? What have the villagers done for us? We went for wages, but we were not paid.”
“That's the only job, putting it on, putting it on, what happens? It's going away. Oh, where, where should I inquire? I don't know. Go to the Social Welfare Department and bring it. We don't know where or what.”
“Friends, Race Nagar has become a waste area, and the road between Lakshmi Nagar and it needs to be repaired. All vehicles are falling into potholes. Please get it done.”
“To get a building license for us, they wrote to some rural mood, any urban mood, and there's no stop there, wait a minute.”
“Okay, tell me, has he taken a license for such an industrial project, for one banne, and he hasn't stopped it, nothing, the work is done, it's been more than three months, I can't even get a building license. Urban and Rural Planning Department indifference.”
“In Shorli village, there is no one to sweep the main circles, nothing at all. They collect all the taxes, but there is no cleanliness. Brother, this is ours.”
“Hey, we are here. Are they taking us away? They should look after us. Build a road for us. We are having trouble on that very road. Give us this land back, and those too.”
“What has this government given you? Nothing from this government. From Modi's side, only a gas connection named Bhagya Jyothi came, that's all. They haven't done anything else for us, not even for the village's development. What else can we do? We just do labor work and survive.”
“We need roads. We don't have a road to go down here. We need roads there too, but there are none. Father, we need roads. Also, there is a drinking water facility.”
“Sak Darshan Puttannayya has given us good work in the field of development. Our village is Sampalli village. Everything is well done there, no problems. All the work is going on.”
“Our house is downstairs, the drain is not proper, water is collecting in front of the house and even on the path.”
“Do it, tell me, there is so much. There is no kitchen in one place, they couldn't even build that. Modi's drains are not clean, they haven't been built yet. The problem is the same on that side too.”
“Now, we have some of our lands in the T.H. Sidra area. Okay, we have a significant road problem for our land there. This is because, from there, we have to carry things for a minimum distance. Even if we grow any crop, there's no proper road now, nothing at all.”
“When you go to a hospital, it's not for every minor problem or comfort. Today's hospitals are just full of various issues/hassles. What can I say about what's inside the hospital? For instance, when Puttani's son came and waited for a while, not even one or two doctors who were assigned were present.”
“Should we say this? Can a handicapped child build a concrete path in front of the house? And this drainage needs to be cleaned. I told you.”
“The city is all full of garbage, all the trash is just lying around inside the village, nothing has been cleaned up. No work has been done by the panchayat, no work is being done. Also, there is no proper electricity, son.”
“Brother, he hasn't properly covered the soil and left. Not even one street road is correct. Not even one drainage pipe is correct. There's no neatness. The light poles, brother, they take money from the Panchayat, they come, brother, but they haven't installed a single light. What haven't I done, sir? This circle, brother, here's the circle.”
“Yes, tell me. Maranahalli village does not have a graveyard. The government has not released a graveyard for us. Please, the poor are facing a lot of trouble. Identify a graveyard there.”
“Why are they hugging the trash and picking it up, there's no one to clean. No one to clean the drains either. So many programs should have happened from our village. Okay brother, thanks brother. Say your name.”
