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Rehab on a slippery slope in Kodagu

Out of the target 840 houses, only 133 have reached the completion stageOnce construction is over, basic facilities like roads, power and water have to be providedHomeless families spend their days in…

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Published April 25, 2019 · 6 min read
rehab on a slippery  slope in
  • Out of the target 840 houses, only 133 have reached the completion stage
  • Once construction is over, basic facilities like roads, power and water have to be provided
  • Homeless families spend their days in rented houses staring at bleak future
  • With rains to arrive in first week of June, victims sceptic of housing project completion

Last August, unprecedented rains triggered by cloudbursts, floods and landslides brought untold misery to the people of Kodagu and over 30 percent of land in Madikeri and Somwarpet taluks was destroyed in previously unheard of havoc that was unleashed by nature, rendering hundreds of people homeless.

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