Development a distant dream for Koshyarirsquos Sarpuda village

Dehradun | Sunday | 15th July, 2018

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The three-km-long road between Sarpuda and Bagga 54 has been approved and the works will begin soon. The roads are just mud tracks and the link road connecting Sarpuda and Bagga 54 has not been built yet.”Arvind Kumar, another villager, said, “Several houses in the village are still without electricity. Most of the people still cook using ‘chulhas’ (firewood ovens) and digitisation is a distant dream. Koshyari has not been able to develop even a single village.”Despite several attempts, Koshyari could not be reached for comment. However, locals claim that these promises still remain only on paper and the village is far from being a model one.Nand Lal, a former village Pradhan, said, “The village still lacks basic amenities like electricity, water and healthcare facilities..