Women demonstrated at the collectorate gate – Photo: Amar Ujala Expansion In the Chhindwara Collectorate office, the women of Gram Panchayat Gonawadi protested vigorously regarding the drinking water problem. Women say that there is not enough drinking water in their village, due to which they have to travel one to two kilometers to get drinking water. The women who brought their problems in the public hearing say that wells, rivers and handpumps have dried up. Every day the villagers make arrangements for drinking water by going several kilometers away. Even after complaining to the head of the village, it could not be redressed, due to which the villagers had to resort to the collectorate office. Reaching the Rural Collectorate Office, staged a sit-in at the threshold of the Collector. There is a settlement of about 250 houses in Gram Panchayat Gonawadi and the villagers here have to struggle for daily drinking water. running on paper The plans are…

2023 On the one hand, schemes are being run by the Water Resources Department by spending crores of rupees to provide tap water scheme to every village. On the other hand, the villagers have to come to the collectorate for drinking water, which is telling the reality of government schemes. ,