Lamka, December 06: In less than a month after Churachandpur actually witnessed the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), its facet has been successfully transformed to the extent that has never been seen or anticipated earlier.

As the Deputy Commissioner has issued strict instructions to immediately dolled out job cards to the concerned BDOs and initiate work following media reports about the sluggish pace of progress, job cards has now reached to a good proportion of the populace and its progress have now been noticeable even in the remotest region of the district.

In the proper township of Lamka, the transformations brought along by the NREGS were substantial.

Those paths touched by the scheme were sparklingly fresh and orderly.

At points it even appears that the corridors were extended or widen as filth that have shared a prominent space along the roads were removed.

The scheme has been initiated in the east, west, north and south of the township and the Deputy Commissioner Sumant Singh is having a tight schedule to inspect the works undertaken.

Initially for the past several weeks he had personally launched the work in various locality of the region and by now, the progress and transformation brought along by the scheme were visible in many a locality.

At a time when some locality have almost combed and polished their corridors, there nevertheless were a good deal of localities that still awaits their job cards and the works that comes along.

In the interior sub-division of Singngat, NREGS has restored the long neglected and discarded intervillage roads that were developed by the British colonialist.

Along the Tedim Road atleast three former roads which were abandoned have been revived.

These roads though inconsistent for vehicles, were more convenient for the villagers who often travel by foot, as it was shorter.

The pitiable road condition even after 60 years of the nation's independence in this part of the country has only provoked the desire to revive the discarded corridors.

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