Gadchiroli: Addl collector’s ‘chai pe charcha’ in deep Maoist dens of Gadchiroli Nagpur: Aheri additional collector Vijay Bhakare walks through forests | Nagpur News
Nagpur: Aheri additional collector Vijay Bhakare walks through forests, takes boat rides, crosses unsurfaced roads to reach the heartland of Maoist-dominated Dandakaranya’s sensitive zones in Gadchiroli, without fearing for his life. His aim is to meet the tribals and explain the government schemes and plans, especially the aspects of women empowerment.
Bhakare, who regularly steps into the thatched roof huts of tribals for tea or a meal with their families, frequently journeys to the remote Gadchiroli hamlets, including localities along the forested Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh borders defying Maoist threats. Apart from general meetings at the villages, Bhakare has been focussing on women’s groups to ensure they learn about the special schemes already in place for them in various departments. Most of these schemes are either not implemented or poorly executed.
Bhakare’s visit to the highly sensitive Bhamragarh taluka’s Malampodur, Gopnar, Etapalli’s Gatta, Jambiya, Tadguda and such places is learnt to have raised some security concerns. However, he feels that his visits for the cause of the tribals will not bring him any harm.
I never visit visit any hamlet or families residing there to discuss any ideology but only to discuss the government schemes which may benefit the economically weaker tribals, he says.
“There are 27 important government departments and their around 100 schemes, with several benefits associated with them. I just inquire whether the tribals are aware of the schemes and then try to ensure they receive the benefits,” said Bhakare.
This is also the mission of collector Sanjay Meena, who has motivated revenue staffers to reach out to the tribals. Bhakare said he had visited many places ignored by senior revenue officials so ignored. “Someone has to go to such places where no one has reached,” he said.
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