Locals of Chhani, Navayad and Nizampura are affected by the dark coloured water, said Bhupendra Patel, a local resident. 'There is no parking, knee-deep water'

In Vadodara, when the drum of the municipal elections is going to be beaten, political parties are in the field to woo the voters. But in Vadodara's Ward No. The mood of the voters of 1 is something different. Divya Bhaskar's team reached Ward 1 to get a picture of the area and got to know the problems of the area with the residents of the ward. The water is dark and black in colour and the locals are troubled Ward No. 1 is considered to be the gateway to Vadodara. All the four Congress corporators were elected in this ward in the last term. This ward covers most of the area of Chhani village, Navayad and Nizampura. The main problem in this ward is drinking water. Water from the Mahisagar river enters the city from here through GSFC, yet people do not get water with enough pressure. The problem of contaminated water is a big problem in this ward. There are often representations made by people on the issue of contaminated water. In many areas, the water is dull and black in colour. Locals alleged that there is no parking arrangement, knee-deep water and despite several representations, the problems have not been resolved. 'Nothing seems to have been done at Vishwamitri' Another resident Bhupendra Patel said that in the monsoon last year, the water was flooded due to hungry kans. The government has allocated Rs 1200 crore for the Vishwamitri project. But out of this, Rs 120 crore has been utilized. However, nothing seems to have been done. And the problem seems to be there. This is a local election, so we will vote for those who work at the local level. Thus no party is important. 'Knee-deep water in many places during monsoon' Vishnu Patel, a local resident, said the ward was included in the old ward 7. It has been behaving since 1989. At present, many places get waterlogged in the monsoon. When there was flood last year, there was knee-deep water in most of the area. There have been repeated representations in this regard, but there is no solution. 'There is no parking arrangement on the main road' Local Anil Shah said that the main road is located in this ward. But there is no parking arrangement. Haphazard parking makes it difficult to walk on the road. For senior citizens, where to walk during peak hours is a problem. Lorries are also parked anywhere here. The corporation should allocate a separate space for it. 'Water is the biggest problem' Local resident Bharat Amin said water scarcity is the biggest problem here. When I came to live in this area, the third floor was also flooded without a motor. After that, water started flowing on the ground floor and now the condition is such that even the underground tank does not get water. 'Hungry bronze in the region is a age-old problem' Congress corporator Pushpa Vaghela, who won the ward last term, said the area has a years-old problem of hungry kans. The BJP authorities have made efforts to benefit their respective associates. It remains to be seen which candidates the locals will choose Voices are frequently raised by local residents as well as local corporators who are in opposition. But there is no solution to this problem at present. It remains to be seen whether the problems of the people of this ward will be solved in the coming days. Apart from this, all eyes are on what issues the people will choose their local candidates this time.