SHAFQAT SHEIKH
The twin blocks of kishtwar district awaits basic animetis in this mordern era when claims are made of Digital India. Whatever we can say and who shall trust, that in this modern era of science and technology and the age of 21st century , several regions in Kishtwar constituency remain neglected by Centre and State Government from Independent India. To whom we blame and who will stand with poors, that may sound strange but its true that , “Calling it as mordern age of science and technology or early man age, Marwah Warwan residents awaits basic amenities”.
The author is unknown from said region, but having a documentary shots and exclusive interview of residents from Marwah Warwan , surprised that how poor and downtrodden masses are living in this modern era as they are deprived of their basic rights. In an exclusive chat with resident of Marwah Mr. Bilal Mustafa Lone said that the whole region is falling under jurisdiction of Kishtwar district in 51 Kishtwar Assembly segment having its own status and natural beauties, remain neglected by State Government from its Independence as representatives didn’t pay any heed toward these regions. The above said residents are still living their life like early man as they are being deprived of basic rights. Having a ray of hope to raise their voices without any caste, creed, colour, and religions claims that they are not having the right of Democratic India as they are being deprived from basic rights and awaits basic amenities . Among the residents of Marwah Warwan, they informed that we are not having road connectivity as we have to shouldered patients and pregnant ladies to reach District Hospital Kishtwar from where we have to lift them to Government Medical College Jammu.
“Residents added that you can think what we have to do in case of emergency and accidental cases , How we have to reach Hospital for treatment , Are we not humans? Residents of Marwah Warwan asked state government that whatever you shall feel when your relative pregnant women shall give birth to a baby child when she is on its way to Hospital, Is Humanity alive in you and You being a ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, I have right to ask question and What will happen with you if such incidents happened to anyone of your relatives”?
As per the details that “Roads are called backbone of development , Unfortunately Marwah Dachan Warwan is still not connected with District Headquarter Kishtwar and rest other regions by road connectivity as the work was started in few decades ago but till day concerned agencies failed in construction of road. It is unknown to we peoples weather the road is under JKPCC, PMGSY or any other department. Will the Marwah Warwan get road connectivity it is yet to mention? The residents added that there is 48 hours foot journey to to reach Marwah, 24 hours journey to reach Dacchan and Warwan is having road connecvity from Kiashtwar via Sinthan via Larnoo via Matti Gouran via margan top via Warwan and then to Marwah that almosts remains closed to more than 6 to 8 months as this road recives heavy snowfall at Sinthan top.
The educational system is completely defunct in Marwah Warwan. The educational instituons established including Government Primary, middle , Secondry , Higher Secondary and Govt Degree College are lying defunct as they were established from last several decades and are running under violation of teaching staff, lack of accommodation/classrooms, playground and other educational systems. From where students after passing class 12th examination send off their studies as they are not having highly source of income to study on rented accommodation at Kishtwar or Anantnag . Will the Higher Secondary and shall all posts filled, It is yet to mention? Adding that some schools lacks the accommodation of building as few months ago a visual on social media went viral when a girl student appeals administration for early sanctioning of schools building and modernization of educational system in remote areas.
In Marwah Warwan “Digital India or Stone age” Power Development Department ( PDD ) had became only a name for Marwah Warwan as there is no eletrification despite PDD received National Award of 100% electrification in Jammu and Kashmir. Is this justice with poors peoples who are yet waiting to see electricity in their homes. Will PDD install iron poles and establish new stations to provide better electrification to village Marwah Warwan , it is yet to mention?
Under the Prime Minister flagship programme of Swatch Bharat Abhiyan, Rural Development Department failed in construction of Toilets , developmental works and cattle turfs under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) schemes . Beside these few developmental work takes place for public interest as the work that were taken were for their own intrest of employees in RDD . Will the proper works taken under MGNREGA and shall transparency comes in RDD , it is yet to mention ?
Beside all these facts and grevicences of Marwah Warwan it is yet mention that ” Is it part of Democratic India or not ” ? Who is responsible for negligence of Marwah Warwan? Will the government brings Marwah warwan on tourism map as it is on of the best tourist destination in Jammu and Kashmir? it is yet to mention .
The region remais neglected on each and every pattern of development as all Sub Division level offices are not established in Marwah Warwan and are functioning from Kishtwar distrct. The area is not having any means of Communication and yet there is no mobile network connecvity since from launching of mobile service in Jammu and Kashmir in 2003.
Not only these, residents of Marwah Warwan residents are still living like early man age in this modern era of technology. It is important to mention that from Independent India, the said village always remain neglected by Government and concerned representatives who fails to reach out cause of poor suffering. It is important to mention here that Back 2 Village programmes are completely failed and now government has announced Back 2 Village phase 3rd for which peoples are are ready to boycott and had demanded for completion of works taken under Back 2 Village phase Ist and 2nd . Bilal added that all government schemes are meant only for papers and it remains to far away from ground implementation.
{The author is Freelance Journalist, Columnist and Human Right Activist from Kishtwar Jammu and Kashmir and can be reached at freelanceshafqat@gmail.com 09419974577}.
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