Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the construction works of the Puthumala Rehabilitation Project at Puthakolly in Wayanad on Tuesday where 56 houses and associated infrastructure will be built for the victims of the devastating landslide in 2019.
Laying the foundation stone for the ‘Harsham’ project at Kottappadi through video conferencing, the chief minister said that the construction works will be completed within three months.
The 56 families have been provided plots of seven cents each where houses with an area of 650 sq, ft will be constructed at a cost of Rs 6.5 lakh. State government will provide Rs 4 lakh and the remaining amount will be raised through sponsorships.
Already 43 families who have lost their houses have been provided accommodation by government and other agencies.