Post the cyclone, Dhanushkodi was decalared unfit for human habitation surviroes were rehabilitated in a small town nearby. A motley group of fisherfolk, came back to Dhanushkodi and have been living there. There is no electricity, nor there is piped water or any other ameneties. There is the sea and sand. The sea is so rich, it home to many exotic fish, crabs and lobsters. Indian and Lankan fishermen are constantly fighting over this bounty.

A christian wedding is being held at a small church of Colachel, Tamilnadu. Church plays an important role from fixing the arrange marriages to settling the dowry amount between the family of groom and bride. The people consult church for their day to day issues and counselling related to work and family.

Sharanya became the first girl to get a Government job, to run the small thatched post office at Dhanushkodi earlier in 2017. It was a government officer from Delhi who spotted her in the small shop run by her family that sells seashells to tourists. She belongs to a family of fisherfolk. Sharanya was given the laptop by government on completion of her studies. However, there is no electricity to charge it.