Face of Mandi tragedy, help pours in for infant whose family was washed away

Many acceptable to follow 11-month-old; aunt says volition look aft her

Eleven-month-old Nitika has go the look of the Seraj calamity successful Mandi territory arsenic assistance is pouring successful on with offers to follow the babe whose parents and grandma were washed distant successful the flood fury connected the nighttime of June 30.

On the fateful night, it rained misery, leaving nary hint of hundreds of houses. Her household was washed distant by the gushing waters and slush that ravaged assorted villages successful the Seraj area.

“As the h2o successful 2 nullahs connected some sides of the location soared astir 10 pm, Nitika’s begetter Ramesh, parent and grandma rushed retired to divert the travel of the water, which had started entering their house,” said Nitika’s uncle Balwant successful Parwada village. All this while, Nitika was accelerated dormant wrong the house.

Unaware of a cloudburst successful the higher reaches, the 3 were washed distant by the abrupt gushing waters portion trying to prevention their house. As luck would person it, Nitika was saved adjacent arsenic the floodwaters wreaked havoc.

The assemblage of her begetter was recovered adjacent to the location but those of her parent and grandma inactive stay untraceable.

Unaware of the calamity that has struck the family, Nitika is with her relatives but her predominant crying indicates that she is searching for her mother’s comfort. Villagers said arsenic the flashfloods wreaked havoc, neighbours heard Nitika crying. It is past that they realised that determination was nary hint of her household and she was unsocial successful the house.

Images of Nitika successful the arms of Smritika Negi, acting SDM, Gohar, went viral connected societal media. Offers to follow the kid on with monetary assistance poured successful from wrong and extracurricular Himachal.

However, her paternal aunt, Tara Devi, has expressed the tendency to bring up Nitika and doesn’t privation her to beryllium adopted.

Smritika told The Tribune that the Mandi territory medication had opened an relationship successful the sanction of Nitika truthful that each fiscal assistance coming from NGOs and individuals could beryllium deposited successful her name.

A sum of Rs 25,000 has been deposited successful her relationship by the authorities and the full magnitude that comes volition stay successful Nitika’s name, which lone she tin usage aft she turns 18.