Puri: Seven years have passed since the extremely severe cyclonic storm Phailin wreaked utter devastation in the State, but, many people whose houses were damaged by the cyclone are still to receive any compensation.
There are hundreds of such beneficiaries in Brahmagiri area of Puri district who are spending their lives in damaged houses as they have not received the relief for construction of their houses so far.
It has been alleged that though the work orders under the Odisha Disaster Recovery Project were released a year and a half back, the victims are yet to get full payment of the compensation.
Under the scheme, around 1400 beneficiaries had received work orders for construction of houses. Each beneficiary is supposed to get Rs 3 lakh for construction of about 300 sq. ft house having other facilities like electricity and water supply facilities.
However, in the absence of aid, many houses are lying incomplete. Those who had taken loans from local money lenders to finish their…