Aid from all over the world came flowing to help the victims in terms of food, clothing, basic needs, relief, rehabilitation and finally for counseling the ones who lost their dear ones and their belongings. Many international agencies came forward to provide housing for them. This book analyses the housing and living conditions of post tsunami in families in two villages – Mela Manakudy and Keela Manakudy of Kanyakumari district in Tamilnadu.