Mayurbhanj, Feb. 14 -- 70-year-old Raibari Bindhani has been living in a makeshift polythene-sheet shelter for the past 10-12 years in a village area of Mayurbhanj district, near a forest stretch close to the Similipal region.

Walking every day to the panchayat office for a Rs 1,000 allowance and 5KGs of rice, Bindhani used to live in a concrete house but it was sold after her parents' death, leaving her with no housing. She has claimed that she did not get any help fro mthe sarpanch of the village too.

Looking at the situation, Additional District Magistrate of Mayurbhanj Netrananda Mallick has said that Bindhani would be checked up on by officials. If found eligible, she would be allotted a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. ...