I am Karpagam from Perumbakkam. i am an incharge in PTS. We have a person here along with me who is from Chinthathripet. She doesn't have a phone, so making her talk from my phone. Karpagam: What is your name? Pankajam: My name is Pankajam. K: How you came here? P: Govt evicted us from our place and gave us this place to live. K: Do you have bus facility and electric facility? P: Yea they gave everything. K: How were things in initial stage? P: Initial1-2 months we struggled. There was no electric facility, water facility or bus facility. But from past 3 months, we have all the facilities. Now lift will start functioning from 10th or 15th. K: How long you have been staying here? P: Its been 6months now. K: From past 6 months lifts are not working? P: Yea. Now its in working condition but they are yet to open it dont know when will they open it? K: Are doing any business or going for work or working as domestic helper? P: No I am not going for any work or doing any business. I am getting pension. K: What kind of pension? P: My husband's pension. Govt pension. K: What was he? P: He was working in the corporation. We are getting Rs.5000-6000. K: Are you maintaining with that money? P: Yes. K: DO you have to pay any rent to this building? P: Yes i am paying Rs.750. Current bill i am yet to pay. They have finished the reading i need to start paying. Next is cable bill. Thats it. K: They are living in this place from the past 6 months. They were facing lot of issues but now everything is going well. She is not working, she is getting her Husband's pension. She is also saying that she will do if there is any domestic work. P: If there is any work or domestic work i am ready to go.
