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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin volition inaugurate 280 escaped houses built for Sri Lankan Tamils, who person been surviving successful rehabilitation camps astatine Kasthambadi colony adjacent Polur municipality successful Tiruvannamalai, astatine a outgo of ₹22.62 crore connected December 27 during his sojourn to the district.
Officials of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), which executes the project, said the Sri Lankan Tamils person been living in dilapidated azygous country houses with bare minimum facilities since camps were acceptable up successful aboriginal 1990s. “The caller lodging quarters besides has different facilities similar Over Head Tanks (OHTs), assemblage centre and nationalist library. A store besides forms portion of the lodging quarters wherever escaped vocational grooming volition beryllium provided to beneficiaries,” H.S. Ravi, Tasildar for Sri Lankan Tamils (Tiruvannamalai), told The Hindu.
Along with DRDA officials, K. Tharpagaraj inspected the caller houses successful the colony up of its opening by the Chief Minister. “All these years, we person been surviving successful a make-shift location with nary basal amenities. The caller escaped houses volition extremity our ordeal, providing a decent surviving for our children,” said K. Sokki, a resident.
Divided into 3 phases, DRDA officials said the multi-crore enactment has provided escaped houses for 111 benefarcies successful 2023 nether phase-1 of the project. Of full 830 houses successful the on-going phase-II work, 252 houses were fixed to beneficiaries successful October this twelvemonth (2025) and different 280 houses volition beryllium fixed by Mr. Stalin connected December 27 (Saturday). “Remaining 190 houses volition beryllium fixed successful the 3rd signifier of the project. In different words, each Sri Lankan Tamil families (1,131) successful the territory volition beryllium covered nether the initiative,” Mr. Ravi added.
As per norms, each house, connected an average, volition outgo ₹8.10 lakh for the State exchequer. Each house, which volition beryllium 291 sq.ft, volition person a surviving room, bedroom, attached washroom and a kitchen. The caller location comprises a escaped h2o transportation and powerfulness supply.
The campy with caller houses volition besides get a assemblage centre, a communal centre for children and a just terms shop. Approach roads to the campy country from the main roadworthy volition besides beryllium re-laid. The inaugural was launched by the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin astatine a relation successful Vellore successful November 2021.
Tiruvannamalai has the highest fig of 11 camps with 3,196 persons. Vellore, Tirupattur and Ranipet person 2 camps each. A full of 2,239 families person resided successful these districts since 1990.
During his visit, Mr. Stalin volition besides inaugurate 314 completed projects worthy ₹2,095 crore. Some of them includes ₹30.15 crore caller autobus terminus, ₹12.17 crore abstracted gathering for nationalist grievances astatine Collectorate, ₹32.16 crore wholesale vegetable, fruits and angiosperm marketplace analyzable and ₹Rs 2.83 crore constabulary presumption for Arunachaleshwara temple.
The Chief Minister volition besides laic instauration chromatic for 46 caller works including ₹161.90 crore widening of Tiruvannamalai - Harur Main Road, Arcot - Tindivanam Road and Kancheepuram - Thiruvathipuram Road into four-lanes.
