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Public Works and Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas volition state Kozhikode an ‘Extreme poverty-free city’ astatine an lawsuit to beryllium held astatine Mohammed Abdurahiman Sahib Memorial Jubilee Hall astatine Tali astatine 3 p.m. connected Saturday. Mayor Beena Philip volition preside implicit the lawsuit portion MLAs Thottathil Raveendran and Ahamed Devarkovil volition beryllium the guests of honour.
Ms. Philip told reporters present connected Friday that 722 families had been identified arsenic those surviving successful utmost poorness successful a survey conducted by the corp astir a twelvemonth ago. The Corporation has prepared a broad program to amended their situation. Their needs see food, aesculapian support, jobs for those who are capable to enactment and a imperishable spot to live.
“At present, the Corporation is providing nutrient to 650 radical daily, aesculapian enactment to 635, jobs to 11, location renovation assistance for 236, and houses to 13 radical nether the PMAY-LIFE scheme. Of the 90 families that did not person their ain land, 32 person been accommodated successful the flat analyzable astatine Kalluthankadavu. Land has been identified to conception houses for 33 families astatine Marad, portion onshore was purchased astatine Nellikode for 25 others,” she said. She added that the Corporation has acceptable speech funds for the operation of the houses.
Earlier successful the Corporation Council meeting, Opposition councillors questioned the ‘haste’ successful making the declaration arsenic the people was yet to beryllium met. Councillors M.C. Sudhamani and C.S. Sathyabhama alleged that respective deserving radical had been excluded from the database of beneficiaries contempt repeated requests to see them.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor Navya Haridas and Congress councillor K.C. Shobhita termed the declaration an eyewash arsenic the imagination of an utmost poverty-free metropolis was yet to beryllium realised. Ms. Shobhita expressed interest that those who had been excluded from the database mightiness not beryllium capable to get enactment from the authorities successful the aboriginal aft the metropolis has been declared poverty-free.
Deputy Mayor C.P. Musafar Ahamed said that each arrangements had been made for the creaseless advancement of the project.
