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Shivraj Patil visits tsunami-hit villages

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Puducherry: Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Saturday visited Moorthy Pudukuppam and Veerampattinam villages, where families of tsunami-hit fishermen have been rehabilitated in 225 houses built by the New Delhi-based non governmental organisation, SOS Children Villages of India.

Mr. Patil was accompanied by Lt. Governor Mukut Mithi, Chief Minister N Rangasamy and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs S. Regupathy.

Mr. Patil then visited Veerampattinam village where the Government of Maharashtra has funded a housing scheme. Principal Secretary of Maharashtra B.P. Pandey, finance advisor B.M. Daund and project director of Puducherry G. Theva Needhi Dhas explained the progress of work.

Mr. Patil planted a coconut sapling.

The Maharashtra Government proposes to construct 2000 houses in tsunami-hit villages in Puducherry and Karaikal districts.

An informed source told reporters that at Veerampattinam that 300 houses were nearing completion.

Mr. Patil visited later the Sri Aurobindo Ashram.

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