Jugraj Singh, a non-resident Indian (NRI), took nine years to build his dream home by spending his entire savings that he earned while working in a farm in Italy.

Their palatial house constructed at Rs 2.5 crore in Amritsar’s Ghonewal village couldn’t withstand the gushing Ravi waters last month and collapsed.

The family, including Jugraj’s parents and younger brother Ajaypal, is now living in a tent put up on top of the enclosure for cattle.

Jugraj has returned to Italy, hoping to earn enough to rebuild the house. His marriage, which was scheduled for December, was also cancelled.

Moved by their plight, several Good Samaritans tried to help them.

The family said a singer, a Gulf-based NRI, people from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh gave them in total Rs 14 lakh, a fraction of their loss.

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