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Collector hands over 91 permanent houses

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To tsunami-hit families, now staying in temporary shelters

Instructs officials to ensure speedy completion of development works
Delay in construction due to rise in cost of building materials

NAGAPATTAINAM: The district administration is taking all steps to complete construction of the pending 2,755 permanent houses in the tsunami-hit villages and instructed the NGOs and Government agencies to complete the houses for handing it over to the beneficiaries as quickly as possible, said the Collector, M. Jayaraman, here on Saturday.

The Collector, who handed over 91 permanent houses to tsunami-hit families out of the 208 families now staying in the temporary shelters at Kadampadi, said that the remaining 117 families would be provided permanent houses before July 15.

Mr. Jayaraman pointed out that out of the total target of 19,736 permanent houses for the tsunami-affected families in the district, 16,093 had already been completed and handed over to the beneficiaries.

The remaining 2,755 houses are under various stages of construction, he said.

Meanwhile, official sources told The Hindu on Saturday that there was a delay in the construction of permanent houses as the cost of materials had increased considerably in recent months.

Inspects fishing harbour

The Collector on Saturday inspected the fishing harbour and the fish drying yard at Pazhayar, the ancient port town in the district.

He instructed the officials for speedy construction of development works in the fishing harbour.

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