have become a dumping ground it paints a very dismal picture and the authorities dont do much even though they have a separate budget for the same says lata president progressive women welfare society an organization which has been working for the cause of those staying there the authorities however had a different story to tell negating all rumours of a separate budget for the leprosy facility dr sudhir kumar agarwal district leprosy officer meerut said he was as helpless as those living in the leprosy home we dont get separate budget for the leprosy department the money we get is from the chief medical officer we are tired of submitting complaints to him but he does not allot money to us our hands are tied dr ramesh chandra chief medical officer meerut said this matter was not in my knowledge and i will ensure that a certain amount is allotted for the facility and quick action is taken in this regard hope is what mithali devi and the other five inmates have been holding onto since they first walked into the facility well still hold on to it we have nowhere else to go says mithali