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Saturday, June 5, 2010

The bridge across Damodar river

For years, there's been the need of a bridge across the Damodar river that separates Ranchi and Latehar districts.
After monsoons are over, a temporary bridge has been built every year since the last 6-7 years. This temp. bridge is to allow the hundreds of trucks transport coal from Tetaria Khar, a coal mine near Balumath, to Khalari siding. But monsoons wash away the mentioned bridge each year.
Well, finally the government has done a wonderful job by sanctioning a permanent bridge. The building work began a year or so ago and the contract I believe, is of 23 months, meaning that The bridge that will be responsible or the reason for development in the Gunj, will be ready by the end of this year. I had been to the site and had seen for myself, so I do believee that by the end of this year it should be completed.
Once this bridge is completely in use, there will be vehicles running through McCluskiegunj which will reduce the lenght of raoads between Daltonganj, Balumath, and Tori (Chandwa) etc. and Ranchi and Jamshedpur etc..
This, will be something that will relieve the residents of the Gunj. There will be a vehicle available to and fro Ranchi at least after every half an hour or so. Ranchi is the nearest for good markets, collages and Hospitals.
Normally there's only one small bus that leaves for Ranchi in the morning and returns to the Gunj in the evening. It is called "Pawan Rath" and belongs to Kanhaiya Prasad. Kanhaiya has another small bus which he rents out for wedding and picnic seasons.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

current playing-up again

The electricity got cut-off on the 26th day of May and finally came on, on the 31st. This is a common thing to happen in the Gunj.

There is no government electrician posted at and for McCluskiegunj since the last 20 years. The last electrician was beaten up by the locals due to current issues and thus he fled.

Now when there's a problem with current, people either hire a private electrician from Khalari Bazar Tand or do the job themselves.

Villages and huts far out of the electrification range have taken connections using a single naked GI wire using tall trees as posts causing the voltage to drop due to improper insulation and due to no neutral supply from the supply poles.

There are many people who use heaters to cook food. When coal sigaries (fires) are lit and the smoke is in the air, it is a clear indication that there's no current.

There has been an improvement over the years though, but it still needs a lot of attention and work to be done in this regard. Until then, we suffer and live by the mercy of the Jharkhand State Electricity Boarad.