Kozhikode: New houses for 34 Beach families
The corporation has enough land under its ownership to implement the project, Dr Muneer said.
KOZHIKODE: The 34 fishermen families living in appalling conditions and in constant fear of sea rage on Kozhikode South Beach will get new houses, thanks to the joint efforts of Kozhikode South MLA Dr M.K. Muneer and the city corporation. The city corporation will identify suitable land for the resettlement project and he will make the funds available from the MLA local area development fund, Dr Muneer said after a meeting held in the mayor’s chamber on Tuesday.
The corporation has enough land under its ownership to implement the project, Dr Muneer said. “The project will be launched as soon as the corporation identified the land,” he said. The corporation had been sitting on the resettlement project for the last two years, said Kuttichira ward councillor C.P. Sreekala.
“The residents have been living in a pathetic condition in dilapidated houses and the monsoon made their condition worse,” she said, adding that the decision will help meet their long-time demand. The meeting also decided to take steps to process waste from slaughterhouses, building debris and plastic waste deposited at the two-kilometre stretch of South Beach.