For many, the flood has left behind not just damaged houses but debts, lost belongings and an uncertain road to recovery. In nearly 20 colonies of Faizullaganj, families returning from rented rooms and temporary shelters are finding beds caked in silt, clothes and utensils ruined, electrical appliances rendered useless and homes that once held their life savings reduced to scenes of destruction. The water has receded, but the devastation remains.
Compensation must be announced for every affected family,” said social activist and Faizullaganj resident Mamta Tripathi. “Planning schemes is not the issue right now. First, the chief minister must officially declare the Faizullaganj flooding a disaster, assess the losses suffered by the victims and announce compensation. Most people built their houses by taking bank loans. Their homes have suffered extensive damage and their entire household belongings have been destroyed.
Former corporator Jaglal Yadav, who addressed a press conference on Wednesday, said his team had been visiting affected localities to assess residents’ needs and document their losses.
The suffering has extended beyond damaged homes and lost possessions. Residents who waded through stagnant floodwater while moving to safer places or returning to their houses have reported skin allergies. “People had invested their life savings to build a home. “I was guarding my house while my family was away.
The government must show sensitivity in this hour of distress,” said Nandpuram resident Manna Lal Mishra. Now when the water receded, I saw nothing left which I was guarding for,” he said. Abdul Hadi, who sells household goods by moving from street to street, said blisters had appeared on his skin after he tried to retrieve belongings during the flooding.
Today, that very home has been reduced to ruins.
