MPs, MLAs yet to visit this village in East Singhbhum district

DABKOCHA: In the election season when netas are criss-crossing the nation trying to woo voters with bagful of promises, Dabkocha, a village in East Singhbhum district, about 30km from Jamshedpur (district headquarters) has never been in the itinerary of any MLA or MP till date.
A visit to this village, just 5km from the Rakha-Jadugoda main road, tells the story of neglect.
Dabkocha, a Santhal-dominated village in the district, under the Jamshedpur Lok Sabha constituency is around 100 years old. Most of the huts in this village are ‘kutcha’ without any concrete roof. The village, which is inhabited by around 50 persons lack all kinds of basic amenities. There is no proper source of drinking water for the villagers.
As the village is located in a hilly area, villagers mostly rely on the springs to get their daily quota of water. In the summer months, the springs dry up and the villagers have no option but to migrate to other places. They have to seek refuge in the houses of their relatives living elsewhere. Leave alone deep boring or construction of jal minars (water towers), there are no hand water pumps in the village.
One can judge the education standard of that place by the fact that not a single person in this Santhal village has passed the matriculation exam. The main source of income for the villagers is doing odd jobs in urban areas.
Villagers told TOI that not a single MLA or MP has ever visited their village. Most of the villagers have never seen a bathroom, they mostly bathe in the spring, which flows near their village.
Though the residents of the village always exercise their electoral franchise, they could never get into the good books of the lawmakers. The residents of Dabkocha want the MPs and MLAs to come to their village and take stock of the hardships they face in their day-to-day life.
They feel cheated for the step-motherly treatment doled out by the lawmakers but they are hopeful things would change one day. With this positive frame of mind, the villagers promised they would press the EVM buttons this time too.