Crumbling Infrastructure
India is more connected than ever before. Mobile towers, internet lines and television poles stretch from one end of the country to the other. Yet underneath these growing technological networks, much of India’s rickety infrastructure is in desperate need of attention. Broken roads prevent goods from being transported to market. India’s power grid is frightfully overburdened, especially in densely populated urban areas. Cities are often better off than rural areas, where sagging infrastructure prohibits free economic development. Water lines and sewage leakage create severe pubic health dangers. And while India boasts one of the most extensive railway systems in the world–the cars, tracks and facilities are often dangerously out of date; it is hard pressed to keep pace with the demands of its booming economy. In this section, IndiaUnheard Community Correspondents report on infrastructure.
How a Video Solved the Road Problems in a Village, in Maharashtra
It took two years, but with the help of a video, regular follow up and with the support of the village authorities, a pakka road was constructed in Chaugaon, Maharashtra.
Drainage System Constructed in Bihar’s Village After the Community’s Appeal by Video
Community Correspondent's video helped in building a drainage system in Bihar’s Nibi village which had stagnant water blocking the roads.
Health Crisis in Maharashtra’s Lakh Village due to Poor Roads and Sewage System
For over 15 years, no amount of budget allocation on paper is helping the State government to mend the roads in Lakh Village, Maharashtra.
Goan Villages Boycott Lok Sabha Elections, Say Only Promises, No Development
Bad roads, lack of water and electricity supply pushed these Goans to boycott the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Marlem
After Seven Years, a Road Was Constructed in Motigarpur Village, Uttar Pradesh.
In Uttar Pradesh, Motigarpur village’s seven-year woes of bad roads came to an end after a video helped to construct a new road.
Slum Rehabilitation Authority’s Dream Homes in Chembur, Mumbai Crumbles in no Time.
Under The Slum Rehabilitation Scheme, dwellers were moved to Chembur’s apartment complexes where water is dripping and lacks basic facilities.
Bihar’s Saat Nishchay Yojana Cuts a Sorry Picture
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s pet project, the ‘seven commitments’ towards development, does not reach the state’s most disenfranchised communities.
This West Bengal Village has a Dirt Track for a Road
Khairamari village in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district has never had a road, except a dirt track that the government cleared out 20 years ago.