Achi news desk-
In Devtara village in Jabera district in Damoh district, people have only one bird in the forest to quench their thirst The whole village and the cattle of this village quench their thirst from this natural spring 300. in a tribal village
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This village falls in Gram Panchayat Pondi, near the last boundary of Jabera assembly, 50 km from Damoh. Tribals mostly live in this village. There is no source of water left in the village. Every day dozens of women are seen fighting for water along the forest path in the morning and at night. The villagers somehow get water from the Siddhas’ wells, but the cattle are facing a very difficult time. Jitendra, Shivraj, Bandi, Manju Singh, Kamal Rani woman from the village said that there is a lot of water problem in Devtara village. In such a situation, the entire village quenches its thirst with the help of Jhiriya from the forest. If it were not for this Jhiriya then we would have to leave the village. In
* No water in the tank, the pipeline becomes a show piece *
Claims are being made that the tap water scheme has been completed throughout the area, but the reality on the ground is different. Under the government scheme, a water tank has been constructed in Devtara village. A pipe was also laid from the tank to deliver water to each house, but the tank remained empty and the pipeline remained a display piece. From Panchayat to higher officials, no one has an answer to this.
