NAGAPATTINAM: A total of 2,177 houses constructed in the tsunami-hit villages of Chellur and Kaadampadi in the disitrict, at an estimate of Rs.50 crores were handed over to the beneficiaries on Saturday.
Funded by the service organisations, ‘Caritas India’ and ‘CRS,’ the houses were constructed by the Thanjavur Multi-purpose Social and Service Society. At a function to mark the distribution of house keys to the families, Minister for Dairy Development U. Mathivanan said the rehabilitation programmes were implemented jointly by government departments and NGOs. The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department allotted its site for constructing the permanent houses.
In Chellur, the State government allotted 12 acres. About Rs.4.20 crore was spent on levelling the ground and providing cement roads. A sum of Rs.11 lakh was spent on providing power supply to 731 houses in the area.
Collector Tenkasi S. Jawahar said a periodical meeting was being held for expediting the construction of permanent houses for the tsunami-hit families in the district.
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