Summary:
Dehradun, Apr 12 (PTI) With teary eyes, residents of Lohari village looked on helplessly as their homes, farmlands and cowsheds got submerged in the waters of the reservoir built as part of the 120 megawatt Vyasi hydropower project in Vikas Nagar area here on Monday.
The district administration says it is making all arrangements for the suitable relocation of the villagers and adequate compensation to them, but the painful moments of parting with something so close to their hearts will forever remain etched in their memories.
The villagers were served a 48-hour eviction notice on Saturday (April 9), officials said.
A group of women who lived in the village but has now moved to a temporary shelter nearby was seen sitting on a heap of stone chips to catch the last glimpse of their village as it was swallowed gradually by the waters of Vyasi reservoir.
Gumani Devi, an elderly woman, said she recalls every moment spent in the village vividly.
"Memories of all the marriage functions and other celebrations that took place in the village came back to us as we saw it sinking," she said.