Report: Arpit Badkul
Damoh: The smart village of Madhya Pradesh is Padariya Thovan of Gram Panchayat Khairi Singaurgarh of Jabera block of Damoh district. The total population of the village is of 40 families, in which 315 members are residing. The walls of mud houses built in the village give the message of cleanliness. At the same time, CCTV cameras have been installed for the security of the entire village, so that there is no theft in the village at night, nor anti-social elements enter the village.
The people of the village are far ahead in the level of education. Most of the educated youth of the village are working in areas like MBA, Air Force, Police, Electricity Company and Banking. By which they are illuminating the name of themselves and their village. None of the residents here consume drugs. If any person is intoxicated then he is monitored with the help of camera. It is also a drug free village of the state. The data of every person in the village is available on the website.
studies in smart classes
Padariya Thovan, a smart village located two km inside Jabera block, has become an example for the state. The entire village is included in the ODF double plus category, which started three years ago. In the year 2019, inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajneesh Vajpayee of America and Yogesh Sahu of Mumbai connected this village with the Smart Village Foundation. After which eight CCTV cameras, eight addressing systems, street lights, solar lights were installed in the village with the help of the foundation. Even without government help, painting on the walls of the village and free study materials were made available to children in Anganwadi centers for teaching and writing. There is also a smart TV for the children in the primary school of the village.
Information of every person in the village on the Internet
The data of every house and villagers of the village is available on the website. Information about this village can be obtained through internet services. The complete map of the village has been prepared separately, which includes village ponds, step wells, pasture land, agricultural land, canals, roads and pucca houses, schools, anganwadis and government buildings. All the information of the village can be obtained through a single link. With this data entry, you can contact any common person in the village from any corner of the world.
Smart Village Development Foundation laid the foundation
Rajneesh Bajpai told that he has a friend Satyendra Singh, who is a resident of Jabera. On contacting him, we got information about this village, after which the redevelopment plan of the village was prepared. The specialty of the public address system here is that whether you are in the village or in any corner of the country, you can directly interact with the villagers through internet. The villagers told that their village Padariya Thovan is making a name for itself in the country and the world. The reason for which is the thinking of the people of our village, the people of our village do the cleaning of their village themselves. The Smart Village Foundation deserves congratulations, who have done development work by laying the foundation of development in this village.
Village making name in the country
Villager Rajendra Varman told that his village is a smart village, which has been progressing continuously for five years. On the other hand, villager Anuj Bajpai told that his village has made a different identity in the whole country. The facilities that have been provided for the last four years with the help of Smart Village Foundation. Due to this, there are dustbins, street lights, CCTV, smart classes etc. in the village.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : March 25, 2023, 14:25 IST
