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According to Govt records, at least 3 million people in Bihar went homeless and are displaced after the Kosi floods. In the worst affected Koshi Division, (Supaul, Madhepura and Saharsa) there are 216 camps that have accommodated 154505 people (as per the records at the Commissioner’s office, Koshi Division, updated on 10th Sept). Where are the rest of over 1 million people in this division? Where do they live and how will they sustain their life before they could go back to their villages? Immediately after the flood hit Chattapur village, in Supaul dist, Pinky Devi (25), (husband Ashok Pal (28) is in Punjab), rushed to her sister’s house in Mahurjan village in Bahara block in Purnya dist. After spending eight days with her sister, Pinky and her three children (7, 5 and 2) opted to live with her brother in Bhelwa village in Madhepura dist. ‘Visiting relatives house is good but not at a time like this when everyone is struggling to sustain their lives with limited recourses’ says Pinky. Many families have sought shelter in their relative’s houses after the shattering floods. The experience in most of the house is that the worst affected people take shelter in less affected relatives. In Bihar because of the economically poor context, relatively all houses are small in area and majority of the family has 3 to 5 children. ‘Hosting relatives for long time in this post flood situation is a really difficult affair’ says Rajkumar brother of Pinky. Since Pinky and her children take food from CASA’s Bhelwa camp, and stay in Rajkumar’s house, they are saved from the fear of famine. But the problem that Pinky couldn’t understand is that her name is not in the Govt list of flood victims. That means Pinky’s family need not necessarily get any benefits from Govt flood rehabilitation plans. However Pinky is lucky because CASA has enrolled her name and in case if Govt comes up with some long term plans to rehabilitate these victims who lost their home and belongings, Pinky also will receive the benefit. But the question is how about the majority of flood affected people who live on the roadside and riverside? The tragedy in Bihar is that the flood victims are neither aware of the fact that the Govt is accountable to provide relief and rehabilitation nor their rights to demand food security and safe shelter!
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