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Mana Gangadevipally, cynosure of 77 nations
Highlights
Gangadevipally, a tiny village just 14 kilometres away from Warangal district headquarters, stands tall as the epitome of integrated and sustainable development. More than the buzz the villagers make, the steady stream of visitors every day, who come to study the development model here, adds a sense of bustle to an otherwise sleepy village. It has not only caught the imagination of the people across the country but also from across 77 nations.
- Visitors from more than 77 nations come to study the development model of this model village
- Villagers get 20 litres of protected water every day at just Rs 365 per annum through ATW (Any Time Water)
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Gangadevipally (Warangal): Gangadevipally, a tiny village just 14 kilometres away from Warangal district headquarters, stands tall as the epitome of integrated and sustainable development. More than the buzz the villagers make, the steady stream of visitors every day, who come to study the development model here, adds a sense of bustle to an otherwise sleepy village. It has not only caught the imagination of the people across the country but also from across 77 nations.
This role model village is all set to make headlines again when the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao rolls out “Grama Jyothi” scheme, a programme aiming comprehensive development of rural areas here on August 17. The alcohol-free village has no ATM but has an Any Time Water (ATW) kiosk that caters the protected drinking water needs to the villagers. Be it sanitation, toilets, education, family planning, life insurance and tax collection, the village has attained 100 per cent achievement.
The village has been hogging the limelight for all the right reasons for the last several years with a long list of awards and accolades including that of prestigious Nirmal Gram Puraskar, an award given by the President of India to panchayats for maintaining health and hygiene. All this achieved in the span of 12 years, thanks to Kusam Rajamouli, the man who moulded the entire village into a cohesive unit.
But this modest headman gently rejects any credit to him, saying “All this was achieved only because of the cooperation of the villagers and the 24 committees that oversee all the issues pertaining to the village.” These committees ensure smooth functioning of all the departments–drinking water supply, health, hygiene, cable TV, education, civil supplies, street lighting, farmers’ development, prohibition, etc.
The committees have successfully planned and ensured fluoride-free water continuously to people since 1993. Each family gets 20-litre protected water every day at just Rs 365 per annum. To ensure transparency and avoid misuse, the villagers are given Any Time Water (ATW) cards to draw water from the kiosk.
“The path was not all that easy when I tried to unite the people for community-based activities in 1980. We have to overcome so many hurdles which came in the way in the form of caste and creed,” the 64-year-old Rajamouli, who had addressed conferences in France, Sri Lanka and Nepal recounting the success story of the village, said.
The support given by the Bala Vikasa Social Service Society, an NGO for the development of the village was unparallel, he added.Other than getting Nirmal Gram Puraskar from A P J Abdul Kalam, the village also garnered Rajiv Gandhi Best Panchayat Award and Google Gram Panchayat, Andhra Bank’s Pattabhi Model Village, LIC’s Bhima Gram Award and the list goes on. Representatives from USA, Canada, China and a host of other countries have already made a visit to see the development model of the village.
By:Adepu Mahender
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