Bagairna family on the brink as ancestral home faces collapse

 Bagairna village in Sirmaur district, bordering the Nahaul Panchayat of the Kasupanti constituency, is witnessing the silent suffering of a family whose lifelong asset is slipping away before their eyes.
Heavy rains have loosened the soil, and what once stood as a symbol of hard-earned stability is now threatened by deep cracks and sinking ground.
Naresh Kumar, the head of the affected family, has been forced to abandon his house after the land around it began to subside. Nearly 100 meters of land has started sinking, leaving gaping cracks, one nearly a foot wide, right at the entrance to his home.
“On the night of September 2, part of the house began to sink. Since then, I have not known peace,” he said, his voice trembling with emotion.
The house, built downstream of the small Dhaba he runs on the Sanaura–Neripul road, is more than just walls and a roof. It is the fruit of years of struggle, painstakingly constructed by a man who washed used utensils in his eatery to save every rupee.
“I have a family of ten people. Where should I take them now? This house was everything to us,” Naresh said, visibly grief-stricken.
For now, the family is scattered—some belongings have been moved to relatives’ homes, while Naresh himself is staying in the nearby village of Tala.
Each morning, he walks down to his house, only to be met with growing cracks and the ominous signs of impending collapse.
Local officials, including the Naib Tehsildar, have visited the site, but Naresh claims that no concrete help has been provided so far. No temporary shelter has been arranged, nor has financial assistance been offered.
His appeal to the administration is not just for emergency relief, but for recognition of the dignity and years of sacrifice embodied in his crumbling home.