After a child's request for road repair in Mau, a district official transformed the neighborhood's appearance
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After a child's request for road repair in Mau, a district official transformed the neighborhood's appearance

The seventh child, Samara Naz, from the Mau district in Uttar Pradesh state, attracted public attention with her complaint. On September 1st, the girl approached the district official (DM) requesting the construction of a road because the dilapidated condition of the path caused her to fall while traveling to school, resulting in the contamination of her school uniform.

Upon hearing about the child's problems, District Official Anand Vardhan promised to carry out the road construction. Immediately after receiving the order, the municipal team conducted measurements and completed the tender procedure, after which a solid road was built.

Samara Naz submitted her problem to the DM in writing. After carefully listening to her story, the official advised her to continue her studies and immediately issued instructions for action. The municipality's engineering experts (JE) and their team arrived at the site the next day, conducted the necessary measurements, and completed all tender procedures. Subsequently, the municipality finished the work of strengthening the damaged road.

The girl informed the DM that due to the poor condition of the road, she often falls when walking to school, and her school uniform gets dirty. In response, the district official told the child: 'Alright, child, go and study; we will build your road.'

After the completion of the work, DM Anand Vardhan personally visited Samara's home and inspected the road. He took the girl's hand, asked about her well-being, treated her to sweets, and also gifted her a bicycle and a chocolate bar. As Samara rode her bicycle, the DM and other staff walked alongside. The official asked the girl about her school activities and urged her to study diligently. He emphasized that her road was now built, and she should study hard.

Samara Naz thanked the DM and the municipal staff for building the road. She also expressed gratitude to the media for showing her video.

DM Anand Vardhan highly praised the girl's courage, noting that she fearlessly voiced her problem. He stated that this quarter is a new project, and other paths will also be repaired soon. A joyful Samara Naz thanked the DM, the Executive Officer (EO), the Engineering Expert (JE), and the media, stating that it was now much easier for her to go to school.

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