No Road In MP’s Sironj Village, Patients Carried On Cots As Ambulances Fail To Reach

In the village of Harsampur, located in the Sironj district of Madhya Pradesh, residents are pleading for the construction of a metalled road. However, their repeated requests have gone unheeded. The lack of a proper road forces villagers to trek through a muddy path during the monsoon season, making their daily lives extremely difficult.

The Janani Express, a vehicle specifically designed to transport pregnant women to hospitals for childbirth, is unable to enter the village due to the absence of a concrete road. In critical situations, villagers resort to carrying patients on cots, a situation that has left them frustrated and helpless. They have made multiple attempts to contact local legislators and administrative officials, seeking support for the construction of a road, but their appeals have been ignored.

During the rainy season, school children are also facing significant challenges as they have to navigate the muddy road, which poses a serious threat to their well-being. The wheels of tractor-trolleys often get stuck in the mud, making it a perilous journey for anyone attempting to traverse the road.

One villager stated that covering a distance of one kilometer on this muddy path requires walking, a task that can be extremely hazardous. Villagers are firm in their demand for a road, threatening to boycott the upcoming elections if the government fails to address their concerns. Ashish Agarwal, the CEO of the Janpad Panchayat, assured that the administration intends to lay red gravel soil on the road to make it functional.

A survey team will be dispatched to assess the village's needs, and a proposal for building a metalled road will be submitted to the government.