A dimension within Seed & Machinery Aid
This theme covers the construction of dams to address water scarcity and improve irrigation for farming.
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Across Kandhamal, farmers yearn to cultivate more, especially a vital second crop, but are held back by a persistent lack of seeds and essential funds.
Residents of Maradipanga voice their daily struggles and collective aspirations for government assistance to cultivate better livelihoods, restore their environment, and build a more developed future.
In rural Mandla, communities grapple with the everyday reality of distant governance and essential services that remain out of reach, despite repeated pleas.
Despite a national vision for development, many villages in Mandla still grapple with fundamental infrastructure deficiencies, from roads and bridges to clean water and reliable electricity.
Village Mandipanka, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. Due to the lack of water in our village, farming is not possible properly. Therefore, we want the government to build a dam in advance.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My village, Mandipanka. As a farmer, I experience a lack of water for farming. If the government had built small dams at various places and arranged for water in the agricultural land, then farming could have been done more extensively, and we could have helped in supporting our families.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made for this, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
In our village, there is a shortage of water for farming. If some solution is made for this, farming can improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, agricultural work will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water shortage for farming in our village. It would be good if this was facilitated.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
In our village, there is a water problem for agriculture. If this is resolved, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
My name is Nikadam Majhi. Village Mandipanka, Panchayat Brahmaniga, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. Due to lack of money, I am unable to do good farming. If the government provides me 50,000 rupees as a loan, I can buy agricultural machinery, buy more seeds, and by doing good farming, more...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a lack of water for paddy cultivation in our village. If arrangements are made, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem in our village. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
My name is Gaji Baruita, from Rangaguda village, Lampani Panchayat, Dharimeta Block, Kandhamal District. I am a farmer. Due to lack of funds, I am unable to do good farming. If the government provides me with proper assistance in the form of a loan, by buying agricultural machinery and seeds, I can become a successful farmer. I will be able to support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem in our village. If some solution is found, farming will be started in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Nikadam Majhi. Village Mandipunk, Panchayat Brahminiga, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer, and due to lack of funds, I am unable to do good farming. If the government provides me with a loan of 50,000 rupees, I can buy agricultural equipment, buy more seeds, and do better farming to get more...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
Our village has water problems for farming. If this is solved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Lobersing (Phuntsokling Tibetan settlement), Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Bikram Kandha. Village Mandi Panka, Panchayat Bamaniga, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer, I very much wish to do a second crop. But due to lack of seeds, I am unable to cultivate. If the government provides me assistance with seeds for the second crop, I will cultivate the second crop and be able to take assistance for the sustenance of my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water shortage for farmers in our village, it would be good to solve this.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Shankara Patra. I am a farmer. My village is Tiariga, my Gram Panchayat is Katinga, my block is Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am a farmer. Due to the lack of machinery, I am not able to do much farming. If the government provides me with 50,000 rupees assistance, it would be helpful in supporting my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sukanta Pradhan. Village Sasibaha. Gram Panchayat Dridikia. Block Kunuaga. District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. But because we don't have financial resources, we are unable to farm properly. We have a strong desire to start a poultry and goat farm. If we were given 20,000 rupees through the government, we would be benefited.
— Sidheswar Nayak · Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Damrudhara Pradhan. Village Kinarigaon, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer, due to lack of money, I am unable to do good farming. If the government provides me with financial assistance of 50,000 rupees as a loan, I can buy agricultural equipment, buy more seeds, do good farming, and earn more profit.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is... My village is Roibadi, resident of village Rangaguda, Panchayat Brahmaniga, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer, and due to a lack of funds, I am unable to do good farming. If the government provides me financial assistance of 60,000 rupees as a loan, I can buy agricultural supplies, buy seeds in larger quantities, do better farming, and become more profitable.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
Sir, in our village, there is a big water problem. We also need a proper system for irrigation, and some land should be made available so that we can farm, and proper roads should be provided.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water problem in our area. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
My name is Manoranjan Malika. My village is Sundarpanka. My Panchayat is Brahmanigaon. My Block is Daringbadi. I am a farmer. I wish to do a second crop, but due to the lack of seeds, I am unable to cultivate. Therefore, if I had received seeds from the government, I would have been able to do a second crop.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Rohita Mondal, from the village Rangaguda, Panchayat Brahmania, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer, and due to lack of funds, I am unable to do good farming. If the government provides me with a loan of 50,000 rupees, I can buy agricultural equipment, buy more seeds, and do better farming to earn more profit.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Thomas Kandh. My village is Mandipanka, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. Due to lack of funds, I am unable to do good farming. If the government provides me with financial assistance of 50,000 rupees as a loan, I will buy agricultural machinery, buy more seeds, do good farming, and become more profitable.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
I am Kuni Pradhan, from my village Indrakoloni, Panchayat Zhinjhiriguda, Block Daringbadi. I am a farmer. Due to lack of money, I am unable to do farming work properly. If I receive government assistance of 50,000, I will buy farming materials and collect more seeds to sustain my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Ananta Rahita. Village Rangaguda. Panchayat Brahmangaon. Block Daringbadi. District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. Due to lack of funds, I am unable to do good farming. If the government provides me a loan of 70,000 rupees, agricultural...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Mohan Tubise. Village Ubaramunda, Panchayat Brahmani Padari, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. I wish to do a second crop, but due to lack of money, I am unable to do a second crop. If the government provides 50,000 rupees assistance, I can buy seeds for the second crop, farm, and support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
Currently, there is a shortage of water. If the government had provided an opportunity to conserve water for agricultural work by proactively building check dams, we could have done more farming and been more fruitful.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Kashinath Majhi, my home is in Amsundar Pankha. My Panchayat is Bamunigaon, my block is Daringbadi. I am a farmer. Due to a lack of farming supplies, I am unable to farm. If I had received 50,000 rupees in assistance from the government, I would have bought farming supplies and seeds to do more cultivation and support my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Abhirat. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Bamunigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. I want to cultivate a second crop, but I am unable to get seeds, due to which I cannot cultivate. And help could have been provided.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Bimal Pradhan, village Mandikapanka, Panchayat Brahmaniga, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. Due to lack of funds, I am unable to cultivate well. If the government provides me 50,000 rupees as a loan, I can buy agricultural machinery, buy more seeds, and by doing good cultivation, I can become more profitable.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Bishnu Rohit. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Bamunia, Block Jarimadi, District Kandhamal. I see that the current environment is very dire, as it is not raining at the right time because forests are being destroyed. Therefore, I request the government to build small check dams in every village so that we can get water for irrigation. It is a humble request for the government to pay attention to this.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Shuklambara Acharya. Village Brahmanigaon Abisi, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. Due to lack of funds, I am unable to do good farming. If the government provides me with 50,000 rupees as a loan, I can buy agricultural equipment and buy them in larger quantities to do excellent farming.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Dibyasima Patra. Village Kinnariga, Panchayat Brahmaniga, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. Due to lack of funds, I am unable to do good farming. If the government provides me with financial assistance of 70,000 rupees in the form of a loan, I can buy agricultural machinery and more seeds...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Osvin Kantha. Village Mandipanka, Panchayat Bamunigaon, Block Jaringa. I am a farmer, but according to the season, proper rain is not happening for farming, because of which farming work is not being done properly. If it is possible.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
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