Curation Team
KOZHIKODE: Revenue minister K Rajan said the homes for Mundakkai–Chooralmala disaster survivors at Elstone Estate township will be completed by Dec 2025. The township will house over 1,662 people in 410 homes. Of these, 140 people have each received a seven-cent plot. Rajan said the govt spent Rs 108 crore on survivor rehabilitation. He also instructed the use of more machinery to clear landslide debris from Punnapuzha.
The minister said Rs 3.6 crore was allocated for Kudumbashree’s micro plan and Rs 43.7 crore was spent on land acquisition at Elstone Estate. A total of Rs 13.3 crore was given as compensation to the families of 220 deceased people and Rs 15.6 crore was provided to 104 people as financial support of Rs 15 lakh each instead of housing.
For livelihood support, Rs 10.1 crore was given to 1,133 people. Another Rs 20 crore was approved for running the township’s special office. Emergency aid of Rs 1.3 crore and rental support of Rs 4.3 crore were also provided.
The minister said foundation work of 51 homes is complete. Dynamic cone penetration tests were done for 54 homes and plain cement concrete work was finished in 41. Foundation work is in progress for 19 more homes. Site preparation for the second phase of construction is progressing rapidly.
Rajan said the model home will be completed by the end of July. At present, 110 workers are working on site and more labourers will be brought in soon to speed up the work, he added.
Responding to the concerns raised by people in Padavettikunnu who are not on the township beneficiary list, the minister said their requests would be examined. He assured that the government would not abandon disaster-affected families.
He said that a separate bank account was opened to handle all financial transactions related to construction of the township. A monitoring committee including the chief minister, the opposition leader and sponsor representatives is overseeing the full process to keep it transparent.
