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More than 150 families affected by the Kogilu Layout demolition, who were assured by Minority Welfare and Housing Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan, that they would person “good news” connected January 1, are yet to beryllium allotted houses, leaving the displaced residents successful continued uncertainty.
Sources told The Hindu that the allotment of houses is present expected lone aft January 5, arsenic the authorities is inactive not prepared with a last number of eligible beneficiaries. The sources added that the eligibility criteria, which volition find however the houses are to beryllium distributed, has not yet been intelligibly defined, delaying the rehabilitation process.
Meanwhile, an NGO that has been moving intimately with residents of the locality for respective years has revised its survey figures, stating that astir 180 families were affected by the demolition, an summation of 10 families from its earlier estimate. The organisation said these families were not contiguous astatine the tract during the archetypal post-demolition survey and were truthful missed.
According to the NGO, each 10 families person the indispensable documents to found their eligibility. To substantiate its claims, the organisation has recorded video testimonies of the affected families and released them publicly, seeking to guarantee that they are included successful the last database of beneficiaries.
‘Govt diluting promises’
Samyukta Horata Karnataka criticised the authorities implicit the demolition of houses, calling it an “inhuman mistake” and informing the authorities against reneging connected its committedness to rehabilitate the affected families.
The corporate said the authorities had earlier assured that families whose homes were demolished successful Kogilu Layout would beryllium provided houses arsenic a humane motion for the New Year.
However, it is alleged that the authorities has present begun diluting this assurance by stating that houses would beryllium fixed lone to those with documents and lone to those who are from Karnataka. The organisation demanded that the State supply lodging to each families affected by the demolition without discriminating betwixt locals and alleged outsiders.
