Karnataka woman writes to CM on lack of roads to village, officials sent to probe

In her email, Bindu, said she was forced to live in a hostel during her youth to pursue her education because there were no roads and buses for her to travel.

H Rampura village which is located 37 km away from the Davangere city, the district headquarters, has about 60 houses and 300 people.

The nearest school and health care facility are about 7 km away, at Mayakonda village.

Davangere Deputy Commissioner visited H Rampura on Thursday and was forced to walk nearly 2 km to reach the village. He then directed local officials to begin work on connecting roads starting Friday.

“Bindu’s plea has drawn the attention of the CM and Chief Secretary as well. They have directed us to asphalt roads and to operate buses. We will be starting bus services shortly,” Belagi said.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Bindu said, “There is a school for children up to Class 5 in my village, but if someone wants to study further, they will have to walk 14 km a day. Many women dropped out of school because of this.

“Though I have picked the issue now, my elders told me that this demand has been on since India became independent… I may get married one day and may relocate to another town or city but the plight of my villagers would not have changed. This issue has haunted me and this is why I shot an email to the CM marking my protest,” she said.