A Village in Bihar Celebrates!

For the first time ever, the residents of Chormara village in Bihar's Maoist-dominated Jamui district witnessed the installation of a 43-inch LED television on Thursday. 

Children jumped with joy while men and women clapped enthusiastically! "We'll also be able to connect with the outside world, from now on", one of the residents said. The TV was brought following an initiative by the officers of the CRPF, who are deployed here to ensure the villagers' safety. The DIG, Muzaffarpur range and the Commandant, approached the Jamui branch of SBI for the initiative and the bank installed the set - with DTH - under the community development program.

Trust, development and security can bring a change in the lives of residents hit by extremism. Moreover, the law and order situation is better with enhanced co-ordination between the CRPF and the police.

Chormara is located under the Barhat police station area, which was one of the hotbeds of left wing extremism in the state till three years ago. The village, inhabited mainly by tribals, is surrounded by forest and hillocks.

The SBI has been advising villagers to explore opportunities to set up small industries by taking bank loans. Women, too, can start self-help groups for earning livelihood.

Courtesy. Ramashankar @ Patna 

My take

The Chormara village is all set for a take off to progress in leaps and bounds! 

Tailpiece.

Got up at a trifle past 6, the chores and was ready by a half past 9.

Trijo's men - Suresh and Unni - set up the scaffolding and fitted the plastic chains from the drain pipe to facilitate water to flow smoothly to the ground. Pushpaakaran, the farmhand, came to do spring cleaning and he'd finished his work by a quarter past 3.