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Tirupur Municipal chairman K. Selvaraj handing over a work order to a beneficiary to construct house under the Integrated Housing and Shelter Development Scheme on Friday. Municipal Commissioner M. Ashokan (left) looks on. – TIRUPUR: Tirupur Municipality on Friday launched a massive scheme to modernise slums at an outlay of Rs. 21 crore under the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme. Municipal Chairman K. Selvaraj issued orders to construct 156 houses and renovate 503 shelters in seven slums at Susaiyapuram east and west, Kumarappapuram, Chinna Nagar, Anaimedu, Military Colony and MGR Nagar, here. Under the scheme, the Union and State Governments will provide a grant of Rs. 72,000 to construct a new house and the beneficiary will have to shell out Rs. 8,000. To upgrade shelters, Rs. 40,000 will be given as grant. The beneficiary has to contribute Rs. 4,000. Municipal Commissioner M. Ashokan said that the beneficiaries can choose one suitable model among the five types provided by the local body. Every shelter will have a plinth area of 270 sq ft with two rooms and a toilet. Payment will be made in four instalments based on the progress of the work. Mr. Selvaraj asked the beneficiaries to construct houses with quality materials in three months as stipulated by the Government. He said such a massive scheme to upgrade slums has been implemented for the first time in the town. Once the construction of houses are over and basic amneties provided, the localities would no more be described as slums. Hygienic and sanitary condition will be improved through the programme, he added. Of the 84 slums in the town, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has sanctioned a scheme to develop 27 slums in the first phase. A total of 1,582 shelters will be upgraded and 478 houses will be constructed. Mr. Ashokan said that the local body would receive first instalment of the grant in a week. The programme envisages free supply of drinking water connection and underground drainage connection to all these shelters. Basic amenities will be provided at all the 27 slums in a year. While Rs. 4.64 crore will be allotted to create sewerage facility, storm water drains will be constructed at 12 places at a cost of Rs. 3.82 crore. Roads, pavements and two community halls will be constructed, Mr. Ashokan said. StudyAccording to a study by he Municipality two years ago, 1.26 lakh residents out of the 3.52 lakh (36 per cent) live in 87 slums.
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