No light at the end of the tunnel for Metro victims

It has been a week since the people who were evacuated hastily after their houses were damaged during underground work by Metro railway in Bowbazar area here, but they return daily near their residences, now cordoned off for safety.

They had to leave behind their all while rushing out of their central Kolkata houses on September 1 - from documents such as Aadhaar card and bank papers to family heirlooms like mahogany period furniture and Belgian glass mirrors.

Several houses at Durga Pituri Lane and Syakrapara Lane in Bowbazar area have either collapsed or developed huge cracks during tunnel boring work by the Metro rail.

Bowbazar, one of Kolkata's most congested areas where there are many century-old buildings, is known as the city's jewellery hub. Most of the shops lining the arterial