The district administration has a Herculean task at hand - to rebuild the lives of flood-hit people as Kozhikode is slowly returning to normalcy with rain easing and floodwaters receding. The district administration has chalked out short-term and long-term plans to reconstruct public utility facilities. Around 45,000 people, mostly from the hilly regions of the district, had to abandon their homes and settle at relief camps. ?500-crore lossSo far, the south-west monsoon has claimed more than 40 lives in the district. At present, around 10,000 people are still sheltered at around 75 relief camps in Kozhikode, Koyilandy, Vadakara and Thamarassery taluks.
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