Date:07/11/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/07/stories/2009110759380300.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Vijayawada

Minister visits Vambay Colony

Special Correspondent

Asks Collector to hold meet with bankers on interest waiver

To take up residents’ woes with Rosaiah
Government sanctioned 2,815 houses for flood-hit people

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Minister for Housing Shilpa Mohan Reddy (extreme left), MLA Malladi Vishnu and Mayor M.V. Ratna Bindu visiting the multi-storeyed JNNURM housing project at VAMBAY Colony in Vijayawada on Friday. —

VIJAYAWADA: The problem of Vambay Colony house owners will be taken to the attention of Chief Minister K. Rosaiah, said Minister for Housing Shilpa Mohan Reddy. The Minister visited the colony with Vijayawada Central MLA Malladi Vishnu and Mayor M.V.Ratna Kumari on Friday. He later reviewed the progress of housing under various heads in Krishna district. Mr Reddy said the promise of waiving interest made to beneficiaries by former Chief Minister Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy would be taken to the notice of Mr Rosaiah. He said he had asked district Collector Peeyush Kumar to hold a meetings with bankers to discuss the issue of waiving interest to beneficiaries of Vambay Colony.

He said the State Government had sanctioned the construction of 2,815 houses for the families, whose houses have been fully damaged by the flood in Krishna River in Krishna district. The Minister said the Government had sanctioned Rs 68,450 for the construction of each house. The Minister said of the 1,982 beneficiaries for whom new houses would be constructed 1,149 had own sites and the rest would be provide sites in proper layouts. Another 833 beneficiaries living in island (lanka) villages have requested that they be relocated to areas outside the flood banks of the river.