Bareilly: The Bareilly district administration has decided to release the second instalment to those beneficiaries who failed to utilise the first instalment of Rs 6,000 to construct toilets at their house as they “spent money on the treatment of their kin who were suffering from deadly malarial fever” that claimed 47 lives in the district this monsoon season.According to administrative sources, around 1,000 beneficiaries, who are yet to build toilets despite getting the first instalment around four months ago, have been identified.Officials say since they know why the poor villagers did not build toilets, they have decided to release the second instalment to help them build toilet at the earliest.Chief development officer (CDO) Satyendra Kumar said, “Knowing well that they spent money on the treatment of their kin, we are providing them the second instalment so that they can build partially completed but usable toilets, which they will complete later on their own. It’s a kind of relaxing rules a bit for them in view of adversaries they had faced. If they dig pits on their own, they will be able to build a toilet with the help of second instalment of Rs 6,000. Plaster and tiling can be done later.”CDO said, “We are also getting a list of leftover beneficiaries ready, and these people will be included in the list.” Notably, the maximum number of victims are poor villagers of Ramnagar and Majhagavan blocks situated on the banks of Ramganga river.

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