Five siblings pool funds to build village road in Chatra

Time of India

20-05-2025

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Chatra:
Badhar villagers
of Babhne panchayat under the
Pratappur block
will now be able to travel with ease, and vehicles, including ambulances, can reach their village. This has been made possible by the efforts of five siblings and the villagers.
According to the villagers, siblings Vishwanath Ram (78), Arvind Ram (75), Mritunjay Ram (70), Nirmal Ram (67) and Gajendra Kumar (63) donated a one-kilometre by 12 feet stretch of their land on which the road was built. The siblings also donated Rs 5 lakh in cash for the road construction work. Once completed, the road will connect the Badhar Vikas Bhavan with the Tulashi Primary School.
Though block officials have confirmed the road construction work, they said had the villagers had approached the administration, the road could have been sanctioned.
However, the villagers claimed that their years of repeated requests for a road have fallen on deaf ears, forcing them to take matters into their own hands.
Speaking to TOI, one of the brothers, Gajendra, said the villagers were deeply concerned whenever members of their families became sick and needed an ambulance. It was also hard for the children to reach their school. "After discussing the issue, we brothers decided to address this problem ourselves rather than waiting for an official intervention," he said.
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A total of 37 katha of land is being used for the road. Normally, the rate per katha is about Rs 5 lakh, but since there is no road to the village, the land value is less there. According to the land owners, the specific land which they are parting with is at least about Rs 20 lakh as per their valuation.
Work for the construction of the road began on Thursday last week with earth movers levelling the ground.
Gajendra mentioned that their children work in sectors including banks, railways and education, and had difficulties travelling to and from their workplaces.
His wife, Sushma, a govt teacher, also supported the initiative. Their family owns over 70 acres of land and donated parts of it for the road. Additionally, 15-20 villagers are assisting in the construction along with hired workers and machinery. "The road is expected to be completed within 10 days," Gajendra said.
Reiterating that the road was constructed on their land, two other brothers, Vishwanath and Nirmal Ram, highlighted how Tulsahi villagers struggled previously, particularly during medical emergencies.
"Despite repeated requests to the block administration, no action was taken to extend the road from Tulsahi village to ours, prompting an initiative from our side," Nirmal Ram said.
Meanwhile, Tulsahi villagers expressed gratitude for the initiative, with their deputy mukhiya Ranjit Yadav commending the move, stating that it would go a long way in improving the mobility of people.
Pratappur block development officer Abhishek Pandey said, "No one contacted us with a request to construct the road. If villagers want to convert this kachcha road into a concrete one now, they should make a proper demand so that their request can be sent to the district administration to get funds from DMFT."