Overflowing drains, scarcity of water, site visitors jams and erratic power supply are not unusual issues that one comes across in the religious the town of Nathdwara, identified for its well-known temple Shrinathji.
Nathdwara, the densely populated meeting segment, at any given time homes 10,000-15,000 devotees including further force at the civic bodies, who struggle to supply basic facilities to the true citizens.
The lanes leading to temple have change into narrower due to encroachment by homes doubling up as industrial institutions. Encroachment, which has grown over the last 20 years, has made the drainage and sanitation systems dysfunctional.
“Several times, I needed to leap over the overflowing drain water at the overcrowded road leading to Thakurji. The dirty water gives us a sense of discomfort whilst coming into the holi temple. The municipal board generates revenues worth crores of rupees from devotees but has did not care for a basic drainage gadget, which is peculiar,” mentioned Kunal Shah, a resident of Ahmedabad, who is regular to the shrine.
The temple the town is connected to main cities thru Gujarat and Udaipur. The choice of devotees arriving at Nathdwara is increasing every year, raising the demand for more visitor homes and hotels. But the provision of water and gear has not saved pace with the demand. Everyday water tankers from within sight villages make a beeline in the wee hours to meet the additional demand. Haphazard structures changing previous buildings have also change into a serious problem.
“The failure of successive governments is answerable for the mess. The temple the town was once never granted any particular standing for retaining and restoring its religious heritage. The entire the town should be declared heritage zone and building of previous buildings which compliments to the Thakurji’s temple should be banned,” mentioned Chandra Shekhar Sharma, a college professor.
The the town’s population is ready one lakh and the residential colonies are divided caste-wise. The space dominated by SCs is known as ‘Bhangiwada,’ positioned at the upper part of the hilly terrain. The group complaints that the focal point of municipal board is fully at the temple zone, forcing them to reside with out basic facilities.
Admitting the problems, BJP candidate Mahesh Pratap Singh informed TOI, “I'm neatly acutely aware of the problem. My priority can be to take a seat with all of the stakeholders to unravel factor.”
Nathdwara, the densely populated meeting segment, at any given time homes 10,000-15,000 devotees including further force at the civic bodies, who struggle to supply basic facilities to the true citizens.
The lanes leading to temple have change into narrower due to encroachment by homes doubling up as industrial institutions. Encroachment, which has grown over the last 20 years, has made the drainage and sanitation systems dysfunctional.
“Several times, I needed to leap over the overflowing drain water at the overcrowded road leading to Thakurji. The dirty water gives us a sense of discomfort whilst coming into the holi temple. The municipal board generates revenues worth crores of rupees from devotees but has did not care for a basic drainage gadget, which is peculiar,” mentioned Kunal Shah, a resident of Ahmedabad, who is regular to the shrine.
The temple the town is connected to main cities thru Gujarat and Udaipur. The choice of devotees arriving at Nathdwara is increasing every year, raising the demand for more visitor homes and hotels. But the provision of water and gear has not saved pace with the demand. Everyday water tankers from within sight villages make a beeline in the wee hours to meet the additional demand. Haphazard structures changing previous buildings have also change into a serious problem.
“The failure of successive governments is answerable for the mess. The temple the town was once never granted any particular standing for retaining and restoring its religious heritage. The entire the town should be declared heritage zone and building of previous buildings which compliments to the Thakurji’s temple should be banned,” mentioned Chandra Shekhar Sharma, a college professor.
The the town’s population is ready one lakh and the residential colonies are divided caste-wise. The space dominated by SCs is known as ‘Bhangiwada,’ positioned at the upper part of the hilly terrain. The group complaints that the focal point of municipal board is fully at the temple zone, forcing them to reside with out basic facilities.
Admitting the problems, BJP candidate Mahesh Pratap Singh informed TOI, “I'm neatly acutely aware of the problem. My priority can be to take a seat with all of the stakeholders to unravel factor.”
No answer to Nathdwara’s prayers for better amenities
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November 29, 2018
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