Vijayawada: The state government has accorded administrative sanction for building 5,024 houses in three models, G+3 pattern, with shear wall (monolithic) technology, with a total project cost of Rs 344.97 crore for providing houses to the poor in the capital city area.
The APTIDCO has been advised to provide civil and internal infrastructure facilities, such as electrical, plumbing, and water supply works in the houses with a completion period of 15 months in Amaravati.
A decision has been taken to construct 5,000 houses in about 10 locations spread across the Capital city area, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). The APCRDA has identified 10 parcels of land and also proposed to construct the houses.
In GO Ms. No. 149, the MA&UD department has stated that the state government has accorded administrative sanction for construction of 1,20,950 EWS houses, including 5,786 houses sanctioned under Hudhud Cyclone project under PMAY –HFA (Urban) in 3 models in 37 ULBs with Central assistance of Rs 1.50 lakh and the state government’s assistance of equal share of Rs 1.50 lakh in addition to providing land owned by ULB/government free of cost and also approved EPC tendering system on e-procurement platform for the projects with shear wall technology.
The MD, APTIDCO, has informed that the commissioner, CRDA, Amaravati, has reported that as part of land pooling scheme, the government has decided to provide housing for the houseless poor in capital city area and that the CRDA has conducted a detailed socio-economic survey (SES) in the capital city area.
It has been identified that about 7,000 families do not have pucca houses and they are living in temporary houses in encroached lands and as tenants.
In a review meeting, it has been proposed to construct the houses in three categories— 2,500 houses in 430 sq.ft area each, 1,500 houses 365 sq.ft each, and 1,000 houses in 300 Sq. ft each.
It has also been decided that the CRDA shall hand over 50 acres located in 10 different locations to APTIDCO to carry out construction of 5,000 houses under the PMAY scheme.
The Director (Land and Social Development), APCRDA shall provide the list of beneficiaries and tie up with Banking institutions. It has also been decided to construct 992 houses with 300 Sft, SBA ,1536 houses with 365 Sft and 2496 houses with 430 Sft under G+3 Pattern with Shear wall (Monolithic Technology) in 10 locations at CRDA, Amaravati.
