The Hindu 24.12.2013
Over 10,000 houses inaugurated through videoconferencing
Over 10,000 houses inaugurated
More
than 10,000 houses built by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board were
commissioned through videoconferencing by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on
Monday. Each unit is around 270 to 357 sq ft. and the cost ranges from
Rs. 2.64 lakh to Rs. 7.23 lakh.
The Board has built
over 8,000 houses in Ezhil Nagar, Okkiyam Thoraipakkam and Nochi Nagar
in Chennai. In Coimbatore, 792 units have been built and a total of 180
houses constructed in Pudukkottai. Residential accommodations in
Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Namakkal, Hosur and Salem were also
commissioned. The buildings were constructed at a cost of Rs. 441.50
crore.