MP’s Jabalpur Bargi Dam-Displaced Families Pick Up Shovels To Build 2-Km Road After 35 Years
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): Nearly 35 years after being displaced by the Bargi Dam project, residents of Durganagar in Shahpura district, 55 km from Jabalpur, have taken up shovels and buckets to repair a 2-km muddy road themselves. More than 100 women, 50 men and over 25 children are volunteering to improve the road from Durganagar in Chirpodi to Kareli. Villagers are arranging gravel and stones…
Nearly 35 years after being displaced by the Bargi Dam project, villagers in Durganagar, India, have begun repairing a 2-kilometer muddy road themselves. Over 100 women, 50 men, and more than 25 children are volunteering to improve the road from Durganagar in Chirpodi to Kareli. The 90 families with approximately 1,200 residents were resettled after being displaced from Jabalpur, Mandla, and Seoni districts.
The poor road has impacted education and healthcare, as the primary school was demolished five years ago and children often cannot reach school during the rainy season. Additionally, residents lack a proper drinking water system and emergency services cannot reach the village due to the muddy conditions. Despite multiple attempts to raise the issue with the local administration, no concrete action has been taken.
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