Rajkot: The historic declaration of Dholavira as the UNESCO World Heritage site has raised hope among the population of this small Kutch Village to get better basic facilities such as electrical connectivity, water and road.
Bhachau Taluka Border Village at Kutch has a population of around 2,700 and most residents depend on agriculture for their income.
Unbroken power supply, drinking water and good roads are calls for this village, which has now obtained coveted international tags.
Dholavira Sarpanch Jilubhai Sodha said, “At the height of summer, we are forced to drink water that has a TDS level as high as 1,500-1,700 because there is no land water source here.
We have represented the government several times to put a pipe from Bambhanka, which is only 40 km away , so we get Narmada water.
“Total dissolved solids (TDS) of more than 1,200 cannot be accepted according to the specified standards.
Electricity supply is very uncertain, and, as a result there is a severe problem of cellular network connectivity.
The people who came from Ahmedabad had to go to Rapar to reach Dholavira, which is about 90 km away.
However, about 60 km stretching this road is in a sad condition, Sodha said.
The work on two other ways from Equal to Bambhanka is happening with the speed of the snail.
In addition, there is only one state transportation bus every day from Bhuj to Dholavira.
“The government needs to provide basic facilities such as the right way, public transport and accommodation in the nearest area to attract tourists,” said Sarpanch.
The museum to be developed is still a delayed project and excavation of several parts must also be done.
The Union Government in its budget 20-21 allocates RS 3,150 Crore to develop five archaeological places as iconic sites with museums and dholavira is one of them.
The district government has allocated land parcels for this project but no one moves afterwards.
Subhash Bhanderi, Head, Archaeological Department, Kucch University said, “There are many to explore on Dholavira sites such as site excavations on the east side, reconstruction, creating a small replica of the era of Harappan, the development of museums etc.
We expect an Archaeological Survey from India (ASI) will Do it now.
“The source said there was a small museum on the site where the surface collection was exhibited.
Other articles found during excavation are stored in the National Museum and ASI office in Delhi.