Life Returns to Bastar: Families Come Back to Balebeda as PMAY Homes and Roads Take Shape

Conditions are changing in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.

According to reports, families displaced by Naxal violence are now returning to Balebeda village in Narayanpur district.What is changingReturning families are building homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)Schools, drinking water facilities, roads and other infrastructure are being restoredRoad projectsPer reports, 236 km of roads have been sanctioned under Phase 4 of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, with another 292 km proposed.

Residents have also sought Anganwadi centres, playgrounds and community halls.

Life Returns to Bastar: Families Come Back to Balebeda as PMAY Homes and Roads Take Shape