Many villages of Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district are deprived of basic amenities. Odashtala village of Gunduri panchayat is cursed. Around 70 families reside in the village. All are adivasis.
For communication to the outer world they use a road full of path holes. Since many years this road has not been repaired. Further the village gets cut off from the outer world in the rainy season; as there is no bridge on the Ret River. Schools also gets closed in this period. Teachers are there, students are also there in the school but teacher cannot attend the school due to flood in the river.
Other major problem of the village is facing is shortage of drinking water; there is no bore well in the village.
The villagers get infected when use flood water of Ret River. Youths are migrating from the village as there is no job in the village.