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Tsunami shelter handed over

KANCHEEPURAM: A tsunami shelter, constructed at a cost of Rs.50 lakh by the TTK Group, at Paramankeni Kuppam in Lattur Block was formally handed over to the local body on Saturday.

Declaring open the building, Chengalpattu MP A.K. Moorthy called upon residents to make best use of the facility, which had been built with technical assistance from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. Director, TTK Group, J. Srinivasan said the shelter was designed taking into consideration safety requirements such as strength and wind velocity.

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