Today, the victims do not have jhuggis to live in, food to eat, clothes to wear and blankets or cots to sleep on. While some of them are sharing jhuggis with their fellow workers, others are living in makeshift shelters.``They (the authorities) visited us on the fateful day and offered all sorts of help -- monetary and physical -- but we are still waiting for them to fulfil their promise. Their first visit seems to have become their last,'' Chandu said speaking for Jullan, Jasru, Arti Bai and himself.

The four, who lost their near and dear ones besides their belongings in the accident, told UNI at the accident site that ``for the first few days, many people came and noted down details and estimated damage but nothing materialised. Everybody only takes details, no bodyoffers us any help.''

The authorities seem to have turned a deaf ear to the plight of the affected families, mostly daily wagers from Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, as no word about any sort of compensation is being uttered. IAF officials, however, sent condolence letters to the families of those dead and injured expressing its deep sorrow over the damage to the life and property in the accident.

Besides 18 IAF officials who were on the flight, two children and one woman had died and several others were injured when the aircraft crashed on their jhuggis in sector 20 of Pappankala on March seven.