Amaldas and his family are back home!

Amaldas, wife Sindhu, son Messy and daughter have repaired their home damaged by the floods with MAITRI’s help and are safe and secure.

Amaldas works as a labourer in a company that makes cement blocks. After the floods, the company was closed for a month and he was out of work. Though the company has started production, it is not fully operational and Amaldas works only for 3 days a week.

Amaldas received funds from the Gram Panchayat under the government housing scheme and had almost completed the construction of his home. During the floods, his house was completely submerged for 3 days. The water pressure damaged the corners of the building, causing the walls to crack and the roof to fall. The building became unsafe, forcing the entire family to move to Sindhu’s parents’ house.
Water had seeped in to such an extent that the house was still collapsing from the moisture when we visited. We asked him to bring down the roof tiles so as to prevent them from breaking.

Amaldas wanted a temporary shelter. However, in discussions with him, it emerged that with little help, his home could be repaired and made livable.

Amaldas spent his off days to work with his wife and son on the repairs of his home, and within 3 weeks, his home was ready to live in.