Vijayawada, Jun 2 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday will virtually launch the YSR Jagananna Colonies project, under which 15.60 lakh houses will be constructed at a cost of Rs 28,084 crore in the first phase, targeting completion of entire project by June 2023.
Like never before in any State, the government had distributed house-sites to about 30.76 lakh beneficiaries and embarked on a new history. Now the government is set to create another record by taking up the construction of the houses, where in the first phase, 15,60,227 houses will be constructed at a cost of Rs 28,084 crore and the massive housing project will be virtually launched by the Chief Minister on Thursday (June 3).
As promised in the election manifesto, the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government targeted to complete the ‘Pedalandhariki Illu’ scheme by June 2023. In both phases, as many as 28,30,227 houses will be constructed at a cost of Rs 50,944 crore, where in phase -1, 15.50 lakh houses and phase -2, 12.70 lakh houses will be constructed.
In regard to this, the Chief Minister directed the authorities to complete the construction works for phase-1 by June 2022, the second phase works by June 2023. Of the 8,905 layouts in the first phase, 11.26 lakh houses are being constructed as YSR Jagananna colonies. Similarly, construction of 2,92,984 houses is being started for the beneficiaries with their own land along with 1,40,465 houses for the beneficiaries with allotted land.
As coined by the Chief Minister that new towns will emerge with these layouts, the authorities were directed to focus on the infrastructure facilities with an expenditure of Rs 32,909 crore.
The government is spending Rs 4,128 crore on drinking water, Rs 22,587 crore on roads and drainage, Rs 4,986 crore on power supply, Rs 627 crore on internet and Rs 567 crore on other facilities. Each house with a uniform design is built on 340 square feet with a bedroom, hall, kitchen, bathroom and porch. Also each house is provided with two fans, two tube lights, four bulbs, and a Syntex‌ tank. The mapping and registration required for the construction of houses have already been completed and Geo-tagging works are in the final stages.
The government is procuring 69.70 lakh metric tonnes of cement, 7.44 lakh metric tonnes of steel, 310 lakh metric tonnes of sand, and other materials for the initial construction. The government will also provide 20 metric tonnes of sand at free of cost from nearby sand rigs for the construction works.(UNI)