In 2012, when Kasaragod municipality decided to construct houses under the Ashraya project for destitute families, it gave a ray of hope for beneficiaries like Pushpa and her differently abled child to get a roof over their heads.
But ten years down the line, the 14 beneficiaries selected under the project are yet to receive the promised houses at Nullipady. Instead, there is a skeleton structure of unfinished houses covered by creepers, and trees that have grown tall. Making matters worse, the project site is now frequented by anti-social elements.
“I have run from pillar to post for the house. But all my plea has fallen on deaf ears,” said Ms. Pushpa, who lost her husband eleven years ago and is now living with her mentally challenged child at her brother’s house in Aramanganam.
