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Rajasthan Panchayat Elections: Basic Amenities Lacking in Rajsamand Settlement
- •Villagers of Kalbelia Basti in Ulpura, Rajsamand, highlighted their struggles during the Chunavi Chaupal program.
- •The settlement lacks proper roads, making daily commute difficult for the residents.
- •The water tank connected to the handpump is broken, causing persistent drinking water shortages.
- •There is no school in the settlement, raising concerns over children's education and future.
- •Lack of street lights plunges the area into darkness at night, posing a constant threat of wild animals.
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Residents of Kalbelia Basti in Ulpura face severe shortages of basic amenities, including dilapidated roads, a broken drinking water tank connected to a handpump, a complete lack of a local school for children's education, and absence of street lighting that causes safety concerns at night due to wild animals.
Villagers struggle with drinking water access because, although a handpump was connected to a storage tank to meet daily needs, the tank itself is broken, leaving the settlement without a permanent or reliable water supply solution.
The settlement lacks street lighting arrangements, causing pathways to be completely engulfed in darkness at night and creating a constant threat from wild animals that makes moving around dangerous for the residents.
