Residents of Khirpada hamlet in Nashik face significant challenges while trying to reach the market in Gujarat.
He has to strip down to his shorts, seal his clothes and phone in a plastic bag and spend 20 minutes wading across the Par river into Gujarat. The six tribal hamlets, home to 550 families, lie surrounded by the Par on three sides. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Nashik | Silver Rate in Nashik | Bank Holidays in Nashik | Public Holidays in Nashik | Petrol Price in Nashik | Diesel Price in Nashik | CNG Price in Nashik | LPG Price in Nashik Stay updated with the latest Nashik news.
Ijal says. For monsoon months, hamlets are cut off— even emergency responders face challenges,” another resident says. From there, patients have to be c-arried for two hours,” Ijal says. Nashik ZP’s CEO Omkar Pawar says a survey of the area has been completed and the process of constructing a road is under way.
NASHIK: For Ramesh Mangalu Ijal, a resident of Khirpada hamlet in Nashik’s Surgana taluka along the state’s border with Gujarat, even a routine market trip is an ordeal. From there, he continues to neighbouring state’s Sutarpada, where roads are usable. Ijal is among hundreds of residents of Khirpada and the neighbouring hamlets of Vadpada, Sagpada, Khoblapada, Kahandolpada and Wanganpada who regularly take the risky river route . Their only link to Maharashtra is through the hills to Barhe, about 23km away. Nearly 10km of the route has deteriorated into a hazardous stretch of mud and rocks, residents say. During the monsoon, it becomes unusable. “I own a pickup van, which I park on the Gujarat side. Why bring it to the village when I can’t drive it here? His workaround is telling. After crossing the river on foot, he retrieves the vehicle from Gujarat to drive on smooth roads. “The broken road turns into a muddy trap when the river gets swollen. “Ambulances come only up to the tar road. In that vacuum, Sutarpada becomes a lifeline. The residents of the six hamlets depend on it for groceries, healthcare, education and access to markets where they sell farm produce. There may finally be some hope. Download the TOI App.