BHADRAK: The smile seems distant and the eyes gloom. Kumar Purnima brought little cheer to this family that lost its breadwinner in the recent flood. Priyadarshani Das and her two daughters stare blank with forlorn hope.Dikshya of Raipur village in Dhamnagar block has been crying her heart out. Her husband-advocate Ramesh Das was swept away by the flood while he was crossing a nullah of the Kochila river. His body was retrieved two days later.Her daughter, Shanti fought back her tears when she was reminded that it’s Kumar Purnima on Tuesday. “For the last one week, we have been awake through nights building our dilapidated house,” she said.It is the same story of most flood-affected in Dhamnagar block. They continue to reside on the river embankments under a polythene sheet or some make-shift arrangement at their native village. Yet to recover from the shock that left them devastated, the autumn festival means little to them.The plight of the flood-hit is hard to fathom. Chandramani Biswal of Ramkula village has spent the last seven days in a single saree. She and her family of five have taken shelter on the embankment of Kochila, a tributary of the Baitarani.“We lost 14 cattle heads to the flood. While managing a square meal is very difficult with every passing day, how do you expect us to observe festivals,” she said.As many as 50 families of Ramkul village under Dhamnagar block have stayed put on the river embankment. My three daughters had to spend nights in soiled clothes till an NGO provided them with another pair, said Satyabham Biswal. The fun of donning a new attire on the festival day is missing with most families trying to pick up the pieces of their lives.Ruchita Behera fondly remembers the days when she and friends would compete in ‘Puchi Kehla’. But she now scurries for a reason to celebrate life.ADM Debendra Mohapatra said steps were being taken to rehabilitate the flood victims.first published:October 12, 2011, 12:13 ISTlast updated:October 12, 2011, 12:13 IST
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BHADRAK: The smile seems distant and the eyes gloom. Kumar Purnima brought little cheer to this family that lost its breadwinner in the recent flood. Priyadarshani Das and her two daughters stare blank with forlorn hope.
Dikshya of Raipur village in Dhamnagar block has been crying her heart out. Her husband-advocate Ramesh Das was swept away by the flood while he was crossing a nullah of the Kochila river. His body was retrieved two days later.
Her daughter, Shanti fought back her tears when she was reminded that it’s Kumar Purnima on Tuesday. “For the last one week, we have been awake through nights building our dilapidated house,” she said.
It is the same story of most flood-affected in Dhamnagar block. They continue to reside on the river embankments under a polythene sheet or some make-shift arrangement at their native village. Yet to recover from the shock that left them devastated, the autumn festival means little to them.
The plight of the flood-hit is hard to fathom. Chandramani Biswal of Ramkula village has spent the last seven days in a single saree. She and her family of five have taken shelter on the embankment of Kochila, a tributary of the Baitarani.
“We lost 14 cattle heads to the flood. While managing a square meal is very difficult with every passing day, how do you expect us to observe festivals,” she said.
As many as 50 families of Ramkul village under Dhamnagar block have stayed put on the river embankment. My three daughters had to spend nights in soiled clothes till an NGO provided them with another pair, said Satyabham Biswal. The fun of donning a new attire on the festival day is missing with most families trying to pick up the pieces of their lives.
Ruchita Behera fondly remembers the days when she and friends would compete in ‘Puchi Kehla’. But she now scurries for a reason to celebrate life.ADM Debendra Mohapatra said steps were being taken to rehabilitate the flood victims.
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