Once prosperous Malin now lives in tin sheds

Malin Two years after a landslide destroyed their village the once prosperous residents of Malin now spend their days in makeshift tin sheds at the outskirts of the village During the summers these sheds get so hot it is impossible to stay inside them residents say Electricity and drinking water are major issues and the entire village shares one public toilet The villagers are angry with the government because despite promising quick rehabilitation for everyone affected the authorities are still in the process of building permanent homes in the nearby Asane villageBhau Maruti Zanjare who lives with five family members in his tin shed says his family was prosperous before the landslideOf the 44 surviving families 40 live in these temporary 20x20 structures some even have more than 15 people crammed inside The four other families have moved out after receiving large amounts in compensation as they had lost many family members The government had given the families of those who died Rs 7 lakh for each member they lostRamchandra Zanjarersquos wife cooking a meal inside the tin shedlsquoWe wouldnrsquot treat even our pets like thisrsquoBefore the landslide there were 68 families living in Malin village Currently 100 people of which 13 are children live in these tin shedsRamchandra Zanjare Kishore Zanjare lives with 13 other people in his 20x20 tin shedRamchandra Zanjare 55 one such survivor lost one brother in the landslide His family that comprises 15 people are crowded into one shed ldquoRevenue Department officials are very rude when we approach them telling us to take the temporary accommodation or leave it We are three brothers and our families all living in one 20x20 space Our home in Malin has been declared dangerous yet we are sometimes forced to go there to sleep at night It is impossible for everyone to fit into the tiny shedrdquo Ramchandra saidldquoThe authorities tell us that our permanent homes will take some time to get ready But giving us these tin sheds is wrong We would not even keep our pets in such conditions We do not have the money to move out of this place thatrsquos why we are still hererdquo he saidBahu Maruti Zanjare 65 lost two brothers in the landslide He lives will five family members in the tin shed ldquoI was born and brought up in this village We used to be prosperous but today we are living in these sheds It is very difficult to stay in them during the summer and rains We do not even have place to keep our animals Sometimes politicians and NGOs give us blankets furniture or some groceries We are not beggars but are living like this only because we have nowhere else to go The government just does not carerdquoKishor Zanjare 36 did not lose any family members but lives with 13 people in his tin shed ldquoI used to have my own paddy fields but the landslide destroyed that Our parents are old and we cannot leave them here The government has been saying it is building houses for us for the past two years Also we are three brothers with our families and our parents yet the government is giving us only one house measuring 420 square feet How are we supposed to managerdquolsquoLand permissions delayed workrsquoExplaining the delay in rehabilitating the villagers Vitthol Banote disaster management officer with the Pune Collectorrsquos office said ldquoYes we agree that the rehabilitation project was to be completed by February 2016 but a lot of our time went into searching for land Later permission from the Geological Survey of India and other government permissions took time We are building 68 houses of 450 sq ft each in the new place R10 crore has been sanctioned by the government This new plot will have electricity water a school a garden and other amenities There will also be space for cattlerdquoBanote said ldquoThe villagers will get keys to their homes by Diwali this year We have given houses based on records with the gram panchayatrdquo