Ignored by Authorities, Valsad Villagers Crowdfund Over ₹9,000 to Build Road to Crematorium

Fed up with prolonged official inaction, tribal residents of Mordahad village in Gujarat's Valsad district pooled their own money to construct an approach road to their local crematorium.

Villagers in the Velpatal and Patal faliya (hamlet) areas of Dharampur taluka collected over Rs 9,000 in donations and hired a JCB machine to carve out the pathway after repeated appeals to the local administration and elected representatives went unanswered.

Years of Hardship During Final Rites

Despite government claims of holistic development and welfare schemes across tribal belts, ground realities in Mordahad tell a starkly different story. For years, bereaved families and residents have faced severe distress while carrying bodies to the crematorium located in Patal faliya due to the complete absence of a proper road.

Residents stated that taking a funeral procession to the cremation ground had become an exhausting ordeal. Alongside the road, villagers had also submitted multiple representations seeking proper facilities at the crematorium and a borewell, none of which materialised.

Villagers Step In as Officials Remain Silent

Residents directly accused the local gram panchayat, the sarpanch, administrative officials, and political leaders of ignoring their plight. Frustrated by the persistent silence from those in power, the community decided to take matters into their own hands.

Men and women from the village gathered at the site to assist with the construction work alongside the JCB excavator, funding the entire initiative through collective community contributions.

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