Villagers Allege Poor Sanitation in Amwa Panchayat as Disease Control Month Nears End

Questions are being raised over the sanitation arrangements in Amwa Gram Panchayat in Shravasti, even as claims about the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan continue to be made. It has been alleged that money is being spent in the name of cleanliness, but that the situation on the ground in the villages remains poor.

The Communicable Disease Control Month is also nearing its end. However, villagers claim that the drains have not been cleaned regularly and that anti-larva medicine has not been sprayed properly. With garbage and mosquitoes increasing, concern has been expressed over the possibility of a rise in infectious diseases.

Villagers have raised questions about the sanitation system in Amwa Gram Panchayat. They allege that during the Communicable Disease Control Month, activities related to cleanliness remained limited to taking photographs and making videos lasting only a few seconds.

According to the villagers, drains in the villages have been overflowing with dirt for a long time. They also allege that arrangements for fogging to control mosquitoes and spraying anti-larva medicine have not been seen working effectively.

The residents say that lime was sprayed at some places. However, they claim that the necessary steps were not taken to clean the drains or prevent mosquito-borne diseases. The Communicable Disease Control Month is nearing completion, but dissatisfaction over the sanitation arrangements in the villages continues.

Local people have demanded that the district administration investigate the actual sanitation situation in Amwa Gram Panchayat. They have also sought regular cleaning of the drains, spraying of anti-larva medicine and fogging to protect people from mosquitoes.

The complaint has brought the focus back on the difference between sanitation claims and the conditions being reported by villagers in the gram panchayat. The question is when the impact of the efforts being made for cleanliness and communicable disease control will become visible on the ground in the villages.

It remains to be seen what action the administration takes on the complaint and whether the sanitation arrangements in Amwa Gram Panchayat improve.