Vislawat Ghanya, a man is in his late 40s, recently constructed a house with a toilet in this tribal settlement . There are 32 house in this tanda, situated about 7 km from the district headquarters and about 3 km from the mandal headquarters. One can even see the huge buildings of the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH) from this tanda.
Thanks to Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) initiative, all the households in the village got toilets constructed. However, they face a peculiar problem — shortage of water. The tanda has only one borewell in perfectly working while the other borewells are yielding less water. There was no running water in the village and no tap connection to houses. Hence, everyone has to carry water from water sources in the nearby fields. “We are carrying about 20 pots of water every day from the borewell and six pots will go for using in the toilet. Earlier we used to use just a bottle of water for attending nature’s call and now the water use has increased. There is no other option and we have to suffer like this,” said Mr. Ghanya. He has one more problem. He got the toilet constructed spending from his own pocket. Now the question foremost on his mind is whether he will be eligible for the incentive amount from the government for constructing a toiler.
Even the road that leads to the tanda from the Road Transport Authority (RTA) office in Kandai is only a kutcha road and the villagers say that it would be highly impossible to reach the tanda during rainy season. During nights it will be much more problematic as there are no lights on the road.
“We are in the limits of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). There are CC roads in the tanda, but no road connectivity. There is no drinking water supply. Whom should we approach?” asked Vislawat Suresh, another resident. Meanwhile, the district administration which had completed construction of toilets in 100 villages is gearing up to complete another 100 by October 2.
