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Kozhikode : Houses allotted to the second-phase beneficiaries of the township being built for survivors of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala disaster will be made ready for occupation by Nov 30, revenue minister A P Anil Kumar said. A total of 149 beneficiaries were allotted houses across different zones in the second phase. The first phase saw 178 houses being handed over to beneficiaries.
The subsistence allowance for survivors living in rented houses has also been extended until Dec, the minister said. Govt will proceed with the allotment of the remaining houses to eligible beneficiaries in subsequent phases, Kumar said. Agriculture minister T Siddique said the rehabilitation activities being carried out in phases for the disaster survivors were nearing completion. Further action will be planned after considering the complaints received, he said.
He was speaking after inaugurating the second-phase house allotment lottery at the MSA Auditorium in Meppadi. He added that govt was approving, without dispute, the suggestions and requirements raised by elected representatives and the district administration in connection with the township. After the lottery, the district administration set up a help desk for beneficiaries to verify the details of the houses allotted to them.