Many residents allege rain-affected people are forced to return to unsafe and unhygienic situations to 'project normalcy'.
Chennai:
Authorities near Chennai have sent back rain-affected families from a relief centre so that the school that was turned into a shelter can reopen, the families claim.
Latha Vijayan, a domestic help is back to knee deep sewage contaminated waters back home at Varadarajapuram. Last week floods inundated her home and she had to take refuge at a government relief centre. Although her home is still uninhabitable on Saturday, church authorities and the local councillor asked her to move out, she said. The waters had earlier destroyed all her belongings including her kitchen appliances and electronic items, she said.
"It's a church run school. The councillor and school officials told us to go back so they can reopen the school. They asked us to manage saying 'neck deep waters' have now receded to 'knee deep waters'," Latha said. "Even the toilet overflows and we can't use it. How can I live here?" she said.
Manohiri, her neighbour who too was sent out of the relief centre, said, "We are scared of disease now. We can't even go out to buy things. There are snakes around these waters."
The district Collector R Gajalakshnmi, however said, "We will arrange other locations for schools. Priority is rain-affected people's safety. In the worst case, we will declare holiday for schools."
Many residents allege rain-affected people are forced to return to unsafe and unhygienic situations to 'project normalcy'.
The state government has estimated it will need a total of Rs 8,500 crores for relief and restoration of the rain-battered state.
Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa's had sent an SOS to the Central government for a Rs 2,000 crore disaster relief package. Prime Minister Modi has released Rs 940 crore.
Latha Vijayan, a domestic help is back to knee deep sewage contaminated waters back home at Varadarajapuram. Last week floods inundated her home and she had to take refuge at a government relief centre. Although her home is still uninhabitable on Saturday, church authorities and the local councillor asked her to move out, she said. The waters had earlier destroyed all her belongings including her kitchen appliances and electronic items, she said.
"It's a church run school. The councillor and school officials told us to go back so they can reopen the school. They asked us to manage saying 'neck deep waters' have now receded to 'knee deep waters'," Latha said. "Even the toilet overflows and we can't use it. How can I live here?" she said.
Manohiri, her neighbour who too was sent out of the relief centre, said, "We are scared of disease now. We can't even go out to buy things. There are snakes around these waters."
The district Collector R Gajalakshnmi, however said, "We will arrange other locations for schools. Priority is rain-affected people's safety. In the worst case, we will declare holiday for schools."
Many residents allege rain-affected people are forced to return to unsafe and unhygienic situations to 'project normalcy'.
The state government has estimated it will need a total of Rs 8,500 crores for relief and restoration of the rain-battered state.
Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa's had sent an SOS to the Central government for a Rs 2,000 crore disaster relief package. Prime Minister Modi has released Rs 940 crore.
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