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Tsunami victims in India still waiting for compensation

Published: 01 February, 2010, 08:48
Edited: 04 February, 2010, 11:22


NAGAPATTINAM, INDIA: The fishing harbor of Nagapattinam has turned into a graveyard of boats affecting livelihood for hundreds of fishermen (Archive Photo)

More than five years after the notorious Asian tsunami, with thousands of people displaced in India alone, signs of the destruction may have washed away, but so have some of the government's promises of help.

 
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S. Singh February 04, 2010, 02:32 quote
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1.8 million people were rendered homeless. A real tragedy. But you forget to mention the work being done by the government, NGOs and even the business community. Only a week prior to your story the Chief Minister of the state, Shivraj Singh, gave out 340 houses for the victims and spoke to the press. Was that not worth a mention, or would it take the sting out of the story?

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