People seek compensation as Yamuna water leaves behind stories of despair
22 Jun 2013 5:43 AM IST
The flood water in the Yamuna river might have begun to retreat, but it has also washed away with itself the hopes of farmers living in low-lying areas of Delhi who were expecting a good crop this season.
Living in the flood relief camps, these farmers are now dependent on the relief the government has extended to them. They are also saddened by the fact that the government has not announced any compensation for them as yet.
‘My field has been completely submerged in the water and I have suffered a huge loss as there were vegetables in my field,’ a farmer named Mahesh said. ‘I hope that the government will announce some kind of a relief for the farmers who have lost everything in the deluge,’ he added.
Another farmer named Satnam Singh said that it would take around three-four months for them to begin farming again in this area as the water would retreat slowly. Singh said he feels that everything is over for him and he will now have to start life from scratch again.
Though the government authorities claimed that they were prepared for this kind of eventuality, people living in the relief camps are complaining of not getting even the basic facilities.
Bunde Kumar Kashyap, a daily-wage labourer who was shifted to one of the relief camps said, ‘I have never seen such a bad situation during my stay in the capital in the last four years.
The situation is pretty bad and the government is also not providing full support to us.’
A relief camp has been set between Akshardham and Mayur Vihar Extension. People living in this area were the worst affected because the water entered farmland and completely destroyed the crops.
The level of the water was so high in this area that even tress got submerged.
Meanwhile, people living in the camps complained about a lack of drinking water and adequate toilets. But what really concerns those in the relief camps is the future.
They are worried about how they would cope with the situation once they leave the relief camps.
Living in the flood relief camps, these farmers are now dependent on the relief the government has extended to them. They are also saddened by the fact that the government has not announced any compensation for them as yet.
‘My field has been completely submerged in the water and I have suffered a huge loss as there were vegetables in my field,’ a farmer named Mahesh said. ‘I hope that the government will announce some kind of a relief for the farmers who have lost everything in the deluge,’ he added.
Another farmer named Satnam Singh said that it would take around three-four months for them to begin farming again in this area as the water would retreat slowly. Singh said he feels that everything is over for him and he will now have to start life from scratch again.
Though the government authorities claimed that they were prepared for this kind of eventuality, people living in the relief camps are complaining of not getting even the basic facilities.
Bunde Kumar Kashyap, a daily-wage labourer who was shifted to one of the relief camps said, ‘I have never seen such a bad situation during my stay in the capital in the last four years.
The situation is pretty bad and the government is also not providing full support to us.’
A relief camp has been set between Akshardham and Mayur Vihar Extension. People living in this area were the worst affected because the water entered farmland and completely destroyed the crops.
The level of the water was so high in this area that even tress got submerged.
Meanwhile, people living in the camps complained about a lack of drinking water and adequate toilets. But what really concerns those in the relief camps is the future.
They are worried about how they would cope with the situation once they leave the relief camps.
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