Jajpur, May 23: Transport facilities will be made for voters of Nagada under Sukinda block in Jajpur district to enable them exercise their franchise in the polls scheduled on June 1.
“The district administration will facilitate the transportation of Nagada tribals to the polling station for voting on June 1,” said Jajpur collector Nikhil Pavan Kalyan.
The tribals expressed their displeasure to travel nearly 13 km from the hilltop villages to reach their polling station following media reports collector Nikhil Pavan Kalyan directed revenue officials to organise transportation facilities for the tribals.
The transportation facilities will also encourage voters in remote areas to participate in the electoral process by exercising their franchise, the collector added.
The polling station has been set up in Deogan, about 13 km from Nagada village. The voters had to trek 13 km downhill to reach the polling station, at least a six-hour to and fro journey.
Nagada inhabited by 420 people of Juang community has 272 electors. The tribals depend on forest produce and agriculture for subsistence.
Nagada is situated on the hilltop in a dense forest under mineral-rich Sukinda block, virtually having no road.
The villagers have to trek more than 15 km through a dense forest to reach a motorable road for even basic necessities.
