The Hindu 10.09.2009
9,791 houses being built under phase two of IHSDP
Staff Reporter
| Some 15,389 beneficiaries will get shelter under the scheme |
Photo: S. Rambabu 
The G+ two houses built under IHSDP for poor ready for ‘grihapravesam’ at Brodipet in Rajahmundry. —
Rajahmundry: The district housing department has been entrusted with the Integrated Housing Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) along with Indiramma houses and other construction works.
The works under IHSDP are going on briskly in Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Samalkot, Ramachandrapuram and Peddapuram urban areas. The programme is aimed at giving shelter to 15,389 beneficiaries in the district with an estimated cost of Rs. 185 crores.
“As the bankers are not coming forward to extend loan facility to VAMBAY housing of ground plus two floors scheme, the Central government came forward to give 60 to 70 percent as grant, 30 percent state government’s share and beneficiary has to bear 10 percent,” said G. Nookaraju, Deputy Engineer, Rajahmundry Urban Housing, and A.E. Satyanarayana.
Under first phase in Rajahmundry 3,192 G+2 houses, in Kakinada 720, Samalkot 912 and in Ramachandrapuram 768 houses were being built. Under second phase 9,791 houses are being constructed. They include 1,831 houses in Peddapuram, 2,832 houses in Rajahmundry, 3,120 in Kakinada and 2,008 in Samalkota. In phase-II some of the houses which are going to come up near AP Paper Mill here are being designed with 305 sft. On an average, the cost of each G plus two house varies between Rs.1.40 lakhs and Rs.1.60 lakhs.
According to Mr. Nookaraju, in Simhachalamnagar of Rajahmundry quarry area, 769 individual houses will be constructed with Rs.80,000 per house similar to Indiramma houses.
Almost 60 percent construction work was over under first phase. G. Satyanarayana, District Manager, Housing, has been supervising the works.
