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Waterless in first free wi-fi village in Delhi -Fareeha Iftikhar

-Hindustan Times

According to locals, around 100 cases of dengue were reported from the village last year. However, in the absence of any government hospital and medical dispensary, the residents struggled.

In 2017, Kadipur in north Delhi, adopted by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from North-East Delhi Manoj Tiwari, had hit the headlines after it became the first village in the capital to get “free wi-fi”. However, it is still struggling to get basic amenities like regular water supply, a medical dispensary and a proper garbage disposal facility.

Since 2014, when Tiwari adopted the village under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna, it got a makeover — dirt roads (kuchha roads) were paved and lit with conventional as well as LED streetlights. Water, though, comes to residents for only four hours a day – 4 am to 8 am — and that too on alternate days.

Akhil Rana, a 2 year BA (History) student at Swami Shradhanand College in Alipur, said that the free wi-fi service has helped students in their studies. “We could not afford the 24/7 internet facility. The free wi-fi has helped us in accessing online notes and attempting online exams from home only,” he said.

When HT visited the village on Wednesday, the system was not working.

Local BJP councillor Urmila Rana said that the wi-fi in the area was deliberately switched off. “We received multiple complaints from parents saying that their children were spending more time on the internet than studying,” she said. “They requested us to switch it off for two months during the board exam season. We will restart the service by next week since board exams are over now,” she said.

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