chandigarh behind every remarkablykept house is a maid who shines and scrubs every inch of your abode tending to it likes its her own but the summer vacation is likely to alter this equation for a while with the domestic help too marching off to their villages taking a long break from the household chores and this is going to leave many a homemakers fuming and fretting about the vanishing bai panchkula resident suchitra arya is anxious about the vacations she says her sisterinlaw and her kids are expected to come from mumbai but my maid has warned me that she will take holidays to visit her native place she hasnt been able to find somebody who will temporarily fill her shoes im worried how will the summer turn out to be she added like suchitra there are many women in tricity who are riding the same boat with even the good old maali deciding to go missing for a few days those with lawns and gardens are worried about their blooming beauties my gardener has asked for a monthlong leave this has affected my vacation plans as i cant go out when hes not around who will water my lawn otherwise questioned shivani ganju a resident of sector 8 chandigarhreconciling with the situation sakshi adhikari a resident of sector 10 chandigarh said she would rather spend the vacation in the city than go out for a long break as my domestic servant is going to her village i thought i might as well stay here and enjoy she said having recently shifted from delhi mohali resident nidhi singh said she had not even found a maid yet with vacation time ahead i dont think ill find somebody good she shared recruitment agencies are also finding it tough to meet the growing demand those on the rolls have already sought leave and the employers are now hiring parttime staff for their clients convenience many migrants go back home during this time to plant the crop said rajinder singh owner of a mohalibased domestic help agency