Two weeks before the country was to celebrate its 69th year of independence, it came face to face with a grim reality. The desperate plea of a school girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Salichauka village resonated across India. All she asked for, was education — the availability of proper roads and infrastructure so ease her access.
Ashna Kaurava’s plea was heard after CNN-News18 aired her story. The Narsingpur district administration has now decided to send Rs 2-crore proposal for the construction of a road and a bridge in the village of Palera. At a time, when the country is abuzz with projects favouring the girl child, Kaurava’s story touched the masses. The girl, who only wanted to study, could not go to school owing to the poor condition of roads and the absence of a bridge. She had even appealed to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to elevate her village so she could study.
“I am hopeful that the minister will do something because we face a lot of problems. We are not able to go to school every day. We cannot commute because the roads are flooded; they are marshy," Kaurava said.
“I want to study but my father is not able to support me financially. My own sister had to quit school," she said. Calling the chief minister her “uncle", Kaurava hopes things will change for better once he visits their village and sees their abysmal living conditions.
Hoping against hope for a better tomorrow, her father said he was very happy that the road will be built finally. “I am grateful to CNN-News18 that made our voices heard. All we want is a proper road so children can go to school. The whole village is thankful to the local administration; this is all we wanted," he said.
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