We have homesteads there. Rations wereadequate, the education and health services were good. But in thelast couple of years, camp conditions have deteriorated,'' saysUsha Subba. Resources are dwindling. The aim is also to make the refugees more self-reliant.
Refugees often have to wait in line for hours to get hold of a paracetamol.
A nurse, Neupane worked for the Basic Health Unit in Bhutan for14 years, before she fled the country in 1992 with her husband andtheir three children. She is among the luckier ones having found a job with one of theaid organizations working among the refugees, which enables her tosend her two sons to schools in neighboring India. The camps only run classesup till ten. These children are out future. But that too is bleak.