F or years the Karapur- Sarvan panchayat has been facing a series of problems. Be it cattle menace, garbage, water and electricity and providing house numbers, all these have remained unsolved till date. These issues were taken up for discussion at the gram sabhas but the panchayat is yet to provide a solution to the same.
First and foremost, the panchayat is encountered with the major problem of cattle menace. Cattle sitting on the middle of the road pose a grave danger to motorists especially riders. Several accidents have been reported. The panchayat in its recent order has decided to impound these cattle and has warned the owners that if these animals are found sitting on the road they would be transferred to ‘ gau shaala’ at Sattari. Another issue that has been haunting the panchayat is the garbage problem. At every gram sabha the garbage problem was discussed but the panchayat body has expressed its helplessness in solving it. “ We have around 11 wards and even if we avail the Rs one lakh subsidy of the government it would not be enough to keep the village clean,” Deputy Sarpanch, Dheeraj Sawant said. Sawant further informed that “ Today a daily wage labourer charges Rs 500 per day and if we distribute the subsidy of Rs one lakh among 11 panchas then each panch would not even get Rs 10,000 per year.” The panchayat is also facing frequent power failures and water scarcity. The villagers have blamed the authorities for the same. Another problem the panchayat faces is to provide house numbers as some villagers have built their houses on comunidade land. The villagers are now demanding that they should be given house numbers for water and electricity connection. “ Panchayat cannot give house numbers without legal documents but we are trying out best to give them token house numbers so that they can get water and power,” Sawant informed The villagers complain that most of the internal roads in Govindnagar, Parvatinagar and Karapur – Sarvan areas are in a bad shape and have accused the government of neglecting them. samir Umarye bicholim
