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Maharashtra to build houses in Alapad

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Maharashtra government will build 25 houses in Alapad fishing village in Kollam district for the tsunami-affected families, the Revenue Minister’s office said in a press release on Tuesday.

Tenders have already been invited from builders for construction of houses. Revenue Minister K.P. Rajendran discussed the details of the project with Maharashtra Chief Secretary Johny Joseph. Construction would start immediately.

The Maharashtra Government would spend Rs.12 crore in the tsunami-affected areas of Kerala. Of this, Rs.3 crore was for improving the facilities at the taluk hospital at Karunagappally. The land required for the new houses at Alappad had already been handed over to the Maharashtra government, the press release said.

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