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Tsunami-hit villagers refuse to occupy houses

Staff Reporter

Government failed to build houses for all, say fishermen

PUDUCHERRY: Residents of Pannithittu, a coastal village near here, have refused to move into the permanent houses, though they were handed over to the tsunami victims on December 13 last year.

The fishermen have avoided moving into the 98 houses, saying that the Government had failed to build houses for all victims. "We need about 460 houses. We told the officials that it was not possible for some to move into the new houses and others to stay in the old ones. If only a few of us are given the houses, it could create trouble among us," K. Devanathan alias Manjini, leader of fishermen in the village told The Hindu .

He said the Government was also not clear on the distribution of the houses. Pattas had been issued only to seven beneficiaries so far, he added.

"It was not possible for us to distribute, as it would only create hatred among us," he added. From the beginning, the villagers were of the view that the process of rehabilitation should be taken up for everyone affected at the same time.

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