khori faridabad the whir of motor in khori doesnt surprise bhola singh these days the bulldozers have been at work all around him at 4pm on saturday he also heard commotion when he stepped out to check it wasnt another bulldozer but a water tanker that had just arrived in khori triggering a jostle as villagers queued up buckets in handbulldozers took a break in khori on saturday as demolitions were halted to make way for the debris to be cleared but after repeated appeals from residents the water tanker had made its way to the village their houses razed many of the villagers are staying put in khori for the debris to be cleared while some of them are rummaging through the rubble to look for their belongings others are selling the rods bricks and other construction material to make some moneyalthough the municipal corporation of faridabad mcf has made arrangements for food and shelter on the campus of radha soami satsang beas in surajkund 15km away many of the villagers arent willing to leave khori because they are still searching for their belongings in the debris the villagers have been asking for food and water to be provided to them in khori itself but the authorities feel it would encourage them to stay put in the villageafter repeated appeals for drinking water a tanker eventually arrived in khori around 4pm on saturday within minutes the villagers had formed a disorderly queue for water forget food we dont even have water to drink in this scorching heat the tanker that came today could be arranged with much difficulty the authorities cant deprive us of the basic needs of food and water like this said singhfor vimlesh sharma and a few others going all the way to the radha soami campus for food and water isnt an option the authorities have made announcements that we can go to surajkund for food and shelter but we have our belongings amid the rubble how can we leave whatever is left for us to collect sharma askedon saturday 264 villagers had queued up to be registered for rehabilitation in ews flats around 300 people came to the radha soami campus to have food we cant provide food and water in khori village that would make it difficult for the authorities to carry out the demolitions said vikas sharma the secretary of the red cross society in faridabad mcf has collaborated with the red cross society to provide food and temporary shelter to the khori villagersmeanwhile demolitions had to be halted in khori on saturday because the mountain of debris made it difficult for the bulldozers to move ahead the supreme court has ordered the demolition of 10000 houses that have been built illegally on aravali forest land the demolition drive had to be halted on saturday the debris needs to be cleared first an mcf official saidvillagers said they had been allowed by the officials to sell a portion of the