The residents of Jargaon and Khairjhiti villages of Gariaband district who faced problems in commuting between the villages will now be able to commute easily as the construction of Jargaon-Khairjhiti road is nearing completion.
The seven kilometre long distance has been reduced to two kilometre by the approach road construction of which is likely to be completed within 15 days.The villages struggling to come in the mainstream of development were facing problem in movement from one place to another.Despite a number of works being undertaken under MNREGA, the construction of approach road was not initiated for long.
The villagers had to move on temporary mud road and often had to carry their bicycles in their hands to move through the mud-laden road.The small nullahs are full to their capacity and created problems for the villagers during rainy season.Most of them paddled half the distance and the remaining on their foot.It took the villagers about an hour to cover the distance due to mud road.
It was on the demand of village sarpanch Baliram Thakur a proposal for construction of approach road under MNREGA was submitted before Janpad panchayat. After approval from Janpad panchayat, the construction of road for Rs9.76 lakh was started on February 24, 2014.The layers of gravel and ‘murrum’ have been laid and only asphalting is left to be done.”The construction of road is in final stages and will be completed within 15 days if nothing goes wrong,” said Panchayat Secretary Kashiram Sahu. In addition to this deepening of pond in adjacent Onwa village is also in progress. The villagers are satisfied by the works being undertaken in their area.