New Delhi: Most farmers are very happy when the rain arrives.
Not Sanjay Kumar.
The 37-year-old Rawta resident in Delhi was afraid of the Monson.
One heavy shower and agriculture was submerged.
This year too, the investment of Rs 25,000 on rice went in vain.
The water that is not needed is a curse for RAWTA farmers throughout the year, with runoff from Najafgarh Jheel, Najafgarh flowing and the waste water from Gurgaon all made it to this border side.
For two decades, residents of Rawta have struggled with a small amount of water, rising a few feet during the rainy season.
5,000 villagers knowing Rawta has been intended as a special green development area (GAD) in the Delhi 2041 draft master plan, but they will be happy to only have resolved floods.
While people planted rice and wheat in the village, very often even water intensive rice agriculture failed because of soaking for excess periods.
Ravi Phalswal, 32, Vice President of the New Citizen Welfare Association, wants to see changes in the village, but like other people skeptic.
“The ancestors we have stayed here for decades and we have now grown to see no changes in civil facilities, employment opportunities or urban expansion,” said Phalswal.
“The only change has increased on the surface of the water, a lasting problem since 2000.
We previously only had a puddle only in the rainy season, but now the water maintains its level throughout the year, deteriorating when it rains.” Houses are now built six feet of the ground, even though the sinking road remains a problem.
Birender Tokas, President, Rawta Rwa, accused the neglect of the MLA area in the past.
Dda also did not think it was useful to get the village population feedback on the development policy or MPD41.
“With less than 5,000 people, Rawta is not a sound bank here, so we are rarely given time or attention.
Waste is cleaned once a week and we still don’t get clean tap water.
The nearest hospital is almost 10 km and while the animal hospital is in the village, Doctors are rarely present, “Tokus said.
“Dda needs to find a solution to the biggest problem here, namely flooding, before GAD can occur.” Dibrok Community Center is also an effort to hold social events or functions.
While the Tokas said he was rather aware of Delhi MPD 2041 vision, 90% of local residents did not know anything about Gad and the change could deliver it.
Residents, however, quickly suggested that if the water treatment plant was carried out in Rawta, it could serve most Delhi while making life in the village itself more bearable.
As Ramesh Kumar, a shopkeeper who was now left with farming six years ago, reasoned, “What is the use of the resort or amusement park here if they will face flood problems?” According to MPD41, a housing area of ​​low density with the concentration of farming and rural stretches along the Delhi border will consist of GDA.
These areas will be characterized by a much lower floor area ratio, with a lot of space given on the green cover that will use the wastewater reused, has decentralized waste facilities 100% and 30% of the energy requirements that are met through renewable energy sources , Paras Tyagi, one of the founders of the Indian Cycle NGO, said that despite the expansion of Dora’s Lal provisions in Rawta, the village has no sewerage, drinking water, street lights, plus constant flood despair.
“In early 2000, when MPD21 was informed, farmers sold dreams of r-zone and green belts in low density housing areas,” said Tyagi.
“Many sell land and their families are destroyed because money becomes easy and also disappears too easily.
In 2007, the Urban Development Ministry suggested reforms for Lal Dora villages, but no one was applied and the farmers had struggled to support their families.
“Tyagi added that RAWTA farmers mostly did not realize the GDA or MPD41 plan.
They care more about getting value from their land.
“On the one hand, illegal colonies became authorized and on the other hand, the villagers were forced to be the sale of depressed from Lal Dora because of adverse conditions,” he said.