<p>Tumkur district level committee chose Bhaktarahalli for the award after touring all the gram panchayats in the district and inspecting schools, anganwadi centres and monitoring cleanliness.<br /><br />Mismanagement<br /><br />Drainages choking with weeds, stagnant water, pond that was once a main source of water to the village, which has now been reduced into a dumpyard, greets visitors to the village.<br /><br />Bhaktarahalli having won the Nairmalya Award is qualified to participate in the Zonal level. The first prize money for the winning village is Rs five lakh.<br /><br />Lost opportunity<br /><br />At a time when there are so many programmes to improve the condition of villages in the State, Bhaktarahalli remains a sad reminder of a lost opportunity.<br /><br />Villagers, officials concerned and people’s representatives instead of laying stress on winning the award should work towards total cleanliness in the village, urged the residents of Bhaktarahalli.</p>
<p>Tumkur district level committee chose Bhaktarahalli for the award after touring all the gram panchayats in the district and inspecting schools, anganwadi centres and monitoring cleanliness.<br /><br />Mismanagement<br /><br />Drainages choking with weeds, stagnant water, pond that was once a main source of water to the village, which has now been reduced into a dumpyard, greets visitors to the village.<br /><br />Bhaktarahalli having won the Nairmalya Award is qualified to participate in the Zonal level. The first prize money for the winning village is Rs five lakh.<br /><br />Lost opportunity<br /><br />At a time when there are so many programmes to improve the condition of villages in the State, Bhaktarahalli remains a sad reminder of a lost opportunity.<br /><br />Villagers, officials concerned and people’s representatives instead of laying stress on winning the award should work towards total cleanliness in the village, urged the residents of Bhaktarahalli.</p>
