23-05-2025
379 houses built under Punargeham project in Alappuzha
As many as 379 houses have been constructed under the Punargeham project of the State government in Alappuzha. Officials of the Fisheries department say 310 families have so far shifted to their new houses.
Earlier, 1,212 families have informed their willingness to move from the coastline to safer places. As many as 750 beneficiaries in the district had identified land for building individual houses and completed land registration procedures.
Meanwhile, the construction of an apartment complex under Punargeham for coastal residents at Mannumpuram, near Purakkad, is also inching closer to completion. As many as 204 fisher families would be relocated to the housing complex once it is ready.
The facility constructed by the Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation on 3.48 acres of land has 17 blocks, each having 12 flat units. Each 491 sq ft flat unit has two bedrooms, living/dining area, kitchen and toilet. Besides, roads, drinking water, electricity, waste management systems, and compound walls are being readied.
The government launched Punargeham to provide housing for all fisher families residing in areas vulnerable to coastal erosion (within 50 metres of the coastline) in nine coastal districts of the State. The government provides beneficiary families an amount of ₹10 lakh each including ₹6 lakh for buying land and ₹4 lakh for constructing houses. The amount is disbursed in instalments.
