1130 – 1200: Village Coordinator Meeting

In the village, there are a total of 155 families and 2000 people. 80% of the houses have toilets,
and the panchayat office is located near the sarpanch's home. The majority of the houses in the
village are made of concrete. The residents of the village have two meals per day during winter,
with breakfast at 9 AM and dinner at 7 PM owing to work in the fields during the afternoon.
All government institutions such as banks and post offices are located 3 km away from the
village near Malarna railway station and just include a primary school and an Anganwadi. The
village is predominantly Hindu, with around 80% of the population identifying as Hindu and
20% identifying as Muslim.
Despite living separately, the two communities have good communal harmony and have no
tensions. They celebrate major festivals such as Eid, Deepavali, Raksha Bandhan, Navaratri
and Holi together. Children and farmers from both communities study and work together.
The villages in the district are divided based on caste and community. This village mainly
consists of people from the Scheduled Caste (SC) category and the nearby ones include Other
Backward Classes (OBC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST).

1230 – 1330: School Profile – Poor Infrastructure

The school was established in 1973 and currently has 202 students, with an equal number of
boys and girls. Children of ages 0-5 attend Anganwadi and classes range from 1 to 8. The
school provides sanitary pads for girls in classes 6-8 and offers a mid-day meal consisting of
roti, dal, sabzi, and milk.
The food is prepared by a cook and helper using government funds and the amount of milk
powder provided varies based on the class level. The government provides uniforms and cycles
for girls, while the principal also runs a private school. The school is facing issues with
underage marriages in the Muslim community and has 8 staff members.
The school infrastructure is poor, consisting of one big and two small classrooms and limited
equipment and facilities, including a lack of electronic board, projector, and internet access.
The school does not have a playground, but the students participate in intra-school arts and
sports competitions conducted by the teachers themselves, and prizes include small gifts such
as pens.
The parents are reluctant to send their children to a better government school located 2 km
away, due to the lack of transportation and concerns about the students travelling alone. The
students walk 2 km away from the high school and the boy-to-girl ratio is almost equal.
The school receives free electricity from the government, but it is irregular. The same borewell
is used for drinking, toiletry, and other purposes, but it contains high fluoride according to the
school authorities. The school follows government norms and no student can fail from 1-8th
grade. There are two students with special needs. The bathrooms are completely inaccessible
to the students.
 1330 – 1400: Understaffed Anganwadi
The place has a limited capacity with only 30 kids and only one teacher, Rukmani Devi, to
cater to their needs. The facility is understaffed and relies on the government for the provision
of toys and books. The ground has only been in existence for 2 to 3 months, but the kids make
the most of their time there, playing until 5 pm.

1400 – 1500: Lack of Hospital Facilities

The village lacks proper hospital facilities, forcing residents to travel long distances for medical
treatment. The frequency of medicines being supplied is once a month and is free. The main
diseases affecting the population are Malaria, Dengue, and viral fever, with malaria being the
most common.
Common cold and fungus allergies are also prevalent. In the case of symptoms, medicines are
given through the National Health Mission, but if they don't work, the patient is then referred
to the main hospital located 3 km away. Major health diseases in the village include diabetes,
blood pressure and thyroid.
The medical process only involves a diagnosis through symptoms and does not involve any
medical tests. The excessive fluoride content in the water is causing knee and joint pain, and
weakness in joints, but no actions are being taken to address this issue. This situation has been
prevalent for the last 7 months.
There are periodic vaccination drives organized for the children which include the ones for
BCG, Polio, Hepatitis B, Malaria and Dengue. Pregnant women are offered free transportation
services to the main hospital until the newborn is a year old.

1530 – 1730: Rural Area Overview & Issues

Proper waste management is required in the area as the current situation is not adequate. The
residents are facing difficulties as the hand pumps are not providing enough water for daily
household work. The lack of proper emergency transports, such as ambulances, is also a
concern. Firewood is collected from the forest as fuel for domestic purposes along with the
agricultural waste.
The jungle is located 9 km away. During the monsoon, the Mural River has too much water
and the bridge broke. In summer, it is dry. There used to be a river 2-3 km away, but it has
dried up and it will be checked if it resurfaces during the monsoon.
Sand from the Vanas River is being used on the roads to prevent cracking. A carrot plantation
has been started in the village by Yuvraj. The electric post demarcates the end of Kothari and
the start of Raghuvanti.
 2130 – 2230: Fluoride Contaminated Irrigation Water
Farmers in the region are facing a transportation problem to carry the produced goods from
their farms to the market. To overcome this, they have arranged for private transport. Despite
having enough water for irrigation, the water is contaminated with fluoride and has been an
ongoing problem for the past 30 years.
The farmers also face the issue of wild animals such as cows, pigs and Nilgai, so they have to
maintain fences around their fields. The cost of the fences varies, with heavy fencing costing
Rs. 50,000 for rich farmers and Rs 10,000 for poor farmers. To keep the wild animals at bay,
farmers carry guns and axes and also light bonfires and use crackers.
However, encounters with animals such as Nilgai can result in serious injuries to the farmers.
The guava harvest from these farms is sold to states such as Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana,
and Punjab for Rs. 6 per kg, but the final price comes to Rs. 35 per kg.
The farmers are kind enough to enter the farms even in the dark to provide guavas, but they
also encounter snake chambers with cobras. They own a shop in the village that sells basic
rations and they buy these supplies from the nearest city, Sawai Madhopur.