A dimension within Livelihood & Basic Needs
This theme addresses concerns regarding electricity supply, frequent power outages, high utility bills, and challenges in obtaining power connections, especially in rural areas.
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AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.

Despite a national vision for development, many villages in Mandla still grapple with fundamental infrastructure deficiencies, from roads and bridges to clean water and reliable electricity.

In rural Mandla, communities grapple with the everyday reality of distant governance and essential services that remain out of reach, despite repeated pleas.

Residents of Maradipanga voice their daily struggles and collective aspirations for government assistance to cultivate better livelihoods, restore their environment, and build a more developed future.

Amidst the fields of Sonbhadra, villagers reflect on their daily challenges, from dilapidated infrastructure to economic aspirations, seeking collective strength.
There is an electricity problem in the village. Many houses do not have electricity connections. Despite this, several houses are receiving increased electricity bills of ₹300. The problem is electricity.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is an electricity problem in the village. While connections have been made in many houses, many more are still pending. The monthly electricity bill of ₹300 is a problem, and electricity should be provided to every house.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a big problem with electricity in the village. For several months, there has been no electricity, and its bill has to be paid 300 rupees every month. So this is a big problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a power problem in the village, sometimes it comes and sometimes it doesn't.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Electricity is a problem for the villagers. The power remains off for many days, and workers face difficulty commuting to and from this village. The main issue is electricity.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is an electricity problem in the village. There is never any electricity. It comes once or twice a week.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is an electricity problem for the people of the village. Every now and then, the electricity remains off for many days, and no employee is visiting this village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a big problem with electricity in the village. Electricity does not come for one to two months. We have complained many times, but no attention was paid.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is an electricity problem in our village. There is a water problem in our village. Ration is not directly available in our village.
— Anand tandiya · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In our village, there is a problem with roads, electricity, and rations.
— Anand tandiya · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is an electricity problem in our village, a problem with the poles.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In our village, there is a problem with electricity poles. Lights are installed, but there are no poles. The problem is with the electricity poles.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a problem with electricity poles in Chandgaon village. Electricity connections are there, but there are no poles.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a problem with the electricity pole in our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is no electricity in our village, there should be electricity. There should be network. And there is water but the water is not coming for the crops.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water problem in our village. It has not reached every house. And there is also a road problem, due to which people have to face a lot of difficulties.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
There is a problem with electricity poles in our village. We want electricity poles to be installed in our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a borewell problem in the village, that is why there is a problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a problem with the electricity pole in Chandgaon village. The light is installed, but the electricity pole is missing.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a big problem with electricity and water in our village. If we had continuous and timely electricity and water, all of us could do our farming and business well.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Problems of all life in the village
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a big road problem in the village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The road in our village is dilapidated. People are facing a lot of difficulty in commuting, and for getting it repaired.
— Ramdhani Pal · Chhapaka, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a road problem in the village. People face more problems with the road during the rainy season for commuting.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There are various types of problems in our village, and there is a need to work on those things as well.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In our village area, there is no electricity or mobile network. Once these are available, our village will develop.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a bridge problem in our village, and since people commute through it, it is causing difficulties.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water problem in our village.
— Sonmati · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water problem in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
This village has a network problem. No network signal is received, and children face difficulty studying.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a significant road problem in the village, causing difficulties in commuting. The main issue for the village, regarding travel, is the road.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The problem in this village is that there is no network, so children are unable to continue their studies in school. The problem is with the network.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a huge problem of unemployment in the village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our village has a severe water problem, which causes us a lot of trouble. We do get water now, but in the summer season, we struggle for water.
— Ram Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a water problem in the village. People have to go far for water. So the problem is water, and there are very few hand pumps in this village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a shortage of security personnel in the village, the police arrive late in any dispute, and the police station is also quite far away.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
There is a water problem in my village, due to which there is a big problem with drinking water in the village.
— Anand tandiya · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is no paved road in our village and no road to reach home, it becomes a big problem during the rainy season, and there is a problem with drinking water, and there is a need for a school and hospital for studies.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a problem with the Anganwadi center in the village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a well problem in the village. There is a public well problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.

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