Tribal Villages in Anakapalli District Continue Struggling for Basic Services

Visakhapatnam: Jogampeta, Pedagaruvu, Rayapadu, Rochu, Panuko, Tatiparthi, Gangampeta, Neredu Banda, Z. Jogampeta, Ajaypuram, Kadagadda and Bangalu, especially Chil Chilcuse, Ridting, Ridvive. infrastructure.

Z. Jogampeta is at the center of all these villages. 612 ration card holders must walk about 13 kilometers to reach the Kalyanalowa GCC ration warehouse in Ravikamatham Mandal to collect monthly materials.

According to the CPI (M) leader K. Govinda Rao, rations were previously distributed directly to the villages. However, the system has been dismantled since the coalition government took office. The inhabitants of the tribal should usually walk for a long time to collect rations with heavy loads on their heads and shoulders during the return journey.

The community members call on the government to establish a GCC ration store to recover accessibility and dignity in Jaggampeta.

Mobile connection continues to be unreliable in these villages. Signals can be accessed only at one or two isolated point, because most cell towers in the region are not active. Vanthula Chiranjevi, a resident, emphasizes the need to activate all cell towers in the region to provide basic communication and access to digital services.

The child care infrastructure of the region is equally tense. A single Anganwadi center in Z. Jogampeta is currently serving all 11 villages such as Pedagaruvu, Rayapadu, Rochu, Panuko, Tatiparthi, Gangampeta, where Banda, Ajaypuram, Kadagadda and Bangalu. This limited coverage undermines early childhood nutrition and mother support in a already grappling with systemic neglect.

Residents, such as Pangi Bhaskara Rao of Ajaypuram, define the physical strain of transporting rations using temporary cars in coarse lands. They want to emphasize the establishment of an Anganwadi Center and the recognition of a wider demand and rights for the basic infrastructure.