The New Indian Express 30.08.2010
Housing colony for the poor at Abdullapurmet
The houses have been constructed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) at Abdullapurmet on city outskirts.
On this occasion, the chief minister also released the action plan for a slum-free Andhra Pradesh. The colony has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 63.34 crore.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has constructed 4,808 houses in the Abdullapurmet Housing Colony. The colony has 4.7 km of roads, with 2.3 km underground drainage system. 65 borewells, 16 transformers and 452 streetlights have also been installed as part of the project.
Other facilities provided are schools, hospitals, a police station, public distribution system and transport system.
GHMC officials said they had taken up construction of housing facilities under the JNNURM scheme at an estimated cost of Rs 1486.93 crore. Of the proposed 78,746 houses, GHMC has completed 21,238 houses and 7,897 are yet to begin.
