Aim of having the site is
- To connect all those who have roots in the village - Kandhala Jattan.
- To have a forum to share your views on the village and in the bargain see if we all can do something worthwhile towards the upliftment of the village.
Let us all join in and share our thoughts.
I have received a mail from one of NRI of our village. Here is it :-
"Satsariakal. My name is Amarjit S Dhaliwal, son of Bhulla Singh Godia, presently I live in Canada. I was born in Kandhala Jattan and grew up there while playing in different grounds and streets. I remember most of those beautiful memories from the time my brain started storing them. That is the main reason I visit my village and talk to my villagers every night in my dreams. I miss them both. I remember all of my teachers from 1st class to tenth whose contributions I can never forget.
I want my village to progress and villagers to prosper. That can be done by providing education to everyone in general and poor in particular. I have explicitly understood that education is one’s passport to prosperity and fast forward button to progress. It helps us to see things/issues from different perspectives.
I want my villagers to remain healthy and use preventive measure rather than corrective/fixing methods. There is a big problem of drugs in our village.Something must be done to curb that. Otherwise, those days are notaway when our daughters-in-law become widow during their prime youth.
Moreover, I want my villagers to remember the preaching of Guru Nanak who advised us to care and share, help others who need it most. We must take care of sick, poor, orphans,disadvantages and disables.We must also do something to convert “CHAPARS (ਛਪੜ)” the pond (Our forefather dug them to store water), that can be converted to make beautiful parks where people can sit and enjoy. We need to set up speed breakers for small children to cross the road to go to schools.
We, especially foreigners, must join together to change the fate of our village. Though we cannot fix each and every issue, yet we can make a difference. Anyone interested to discuss further can e-mail me at adhaliwal@shaw.ca."
You all can also pen your thoughts.
Our village has numerous problems. Village pond is one. Over the period of time it has got filled with muck and needs cleaning. In fact Government has a plan and number of villages have made use of the offer. Government gives grant to clean up ponds and develop it into fisheries farm or use for water harvesting. Someone has to explore this option. The pond can be cleaned and converted into a fish pond where it can be self sustaining through earnings from fishes. Someone can be given the contact for that. Village Punchayat should think about it.
Let us have views of you all.
