As there aren't enough vultures, a foul smell from the decomposed bodies pervades the air. Khetolai, despite the fact that it is close to the actual test site, has not received any special attention. We are constantly under the threat of various nuclear-related diseases. The government knows that there are six animals to each human being in Khetolai. Yet, it has not opened a fodder depot.
Fodder is expensive as it comes all the way from from Punjab.
The opening of a fodder depot will allow the villagers to buy it at subsidised rates. A deep depression on the outskirts of the village has been earmarked for the relief work. The district administration provides jobs to 80 persons below the poverty line. Women wearing colourful dresses were seen braving 40 degrees temperature digging the soil. Though only 80 persons were identified for the purpose of providing employment, about 100 of them, mostly women, were seen at work.