Anganwadi centre collapses at Hakki Pikki camp near Shivamogga

The makeshift anganwadi centre at Hakki Pikki camp in Srirampura near Shivamogga collapsed due to heavy rains and gusty wind, on Wednesday evening (May 31). 

The residents have been demanding suitable land and houses to settle down. They have been living in the tents for the past 11 years. (Source: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT)

Around 65 families of Hakki Pikki people have been staying in tents put up using plastic sheets and clothes on private land next to National Highway 206. One of the tents has been converted into an Anganwadi centre for the benefit of over 50 children in the camp.