No co-operative and banks existed in Ghoradhara The once non-descript village of Ghoradhara has cornered the limelight. Many of mud-houses are building now, supplied with electricity, a co-operative, health center etc. All these developments have taken place in the last 22 years of the Left Front rule in the state of West Bengal.

And Now? It took only two hours for us to reach Ghoradhara from Bankura. We did not have to cross the river Kansabati in a boat, as there now exists a river bridge over Kansabati. The bridge was constructed by the panchayet with voluntary labour rendered by the villagers after 1978. Crossing the river by boat to reach Ranibandh is now a memory.

After crossing the bridge we stopped at the "Akhkutar More" on the Ranibandh - Bankura high road. From here we had to go about three to four kilometeres in the left. 22 years ago this place was perhaps at the end of human civilisation, because inhabitants of Ghoradhara had to walk at least five to six kilometeres to reach their village from here. Now a pucca road from "Akhkutar More" reaches straight to Ghoradhara and Bargram, which ultimately ends at Jhargram in Midnapore. The name of this road is Ambika nagar - Raipur road. Now Calcutta Kharghapur, Jhargram, Midnapore and Bankura are no longer distant places for the village of Ghoradhara. Not only buses but also tractor and jeep also frequently more from one place to another along this road.

22 years back there was no health centre in this village and the nearest one was six miles away from Ghoradhara. The local people had to depend solely upon a man who had taken training from a doctor in Ranibandh. Now the village has a health centre in Haludkunali. Ghoradhara itself is under Haludkanali gram panchayet. Moreover it is not at all a problem to take patients to Ranibandh, Bankura and Khatra hospital from here. Both homeopaths and allopaths are available in the village. However, people have more faith upon the health centre.

After the successful completion of 22 years of left front government in power in West Bengal the people of Ghoradhara can watch even television and video now, whereas 22 years back the place had only an electric post without wire a strung to it. Since having electric posts imply electrification of a village according to the government rule Ghoradhara was registered as a village with electricity even 22 years back. However, the villagers are no longer deprived of electricity now. Some people have electric connection in their houses. Those who do not have are personally not interested to subscribe to it.

Earlier all the houses in the village were mud built excepting the high school. Now, i.e. after the implementation of panchyeti system in rural areas of West Bengal entire scenario has changed of the village Ghoradhara. The village has a brick built primary school, a hostel with high school for the welfare of the tribal students. Most of the houses are brick built. There are several government offices in the villages including one of the revenue inspectors.

The agricultural land has been increased due to reform of Sahebbandh dam. Now agricultural lands of this village have switched from mono crop to multiple crop pattern of cultivation. The people of Ghoradhara, now cultivates not only paddy but also cultivates vegetables. After 22 years they use High yielding varieties of seeds, chemical fertiliser. Pesticide is no longer a fairy tale to the farmers of this village who have been now accustomed to the modern farming taking advantage of technology available to the agriculture in world. There was limited grassland but it has also been distributed among the landless of the villagers by the help of panchayet. Now the villagers do not depend on draw-well or excavation of soil for their drinking water.

So people are too much used to modern urban living standards now they use toothpaste, shampoo, which they purchase from a shop in the village market only. The Co-operative has been set up and a bank has also come up the co-operative sector in Ghoradhara.