Panchkula: An amount of Rs 74 crore has been sanctioned under the Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewable Mission to construct 7,574 houses and rehabilitate poor people in the district.
In the first phase, 2,388 houses will be constructed. An amount of Rs 21.52 crore had been sanctioned out of which Rs 17.22 crore will be the share of the Central Government, said an official spokesman here today.
He said the construction work of the first phase had already started and 1,212 houses would be constructed in Ajad Colony, 220 in Matu Ram Colony, 290 in Ramesh Colony, 35 in Babu Ram Colony, 301 in Madrasi Colony, 109 in Makkhan Singh Colony, 133 in Ambedkar Colony and 62 in Kishori Lal Colony at Gate No. 3.
He said Rs 22.16 crore had been sanctioned to construct 2,457 houses in the second phase and Rs 17.73 crore would be the share allocated by the Central Government. He said 200 houses would be constructed at the Shamlal Khand Mangol Majri, 557 in Surja Singh Colony and 1,700 in Rajiv Colony.
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