07-07-2025
232 new houses inaugurated at Sri Lankan Tamils Rehabilitation Camp near Vembakottai
Keys of newly-built dwelling units at the Kandiyapuram Srilankan Tamils Rehabilitation Camp near Vembakottai were handed over to the beneficiaries on Monday.
Virudhunagar Collector N.O. Sukhaputra handed over the keys in the presence of Sattur MLA A.R.R. Raghuraman after Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, inaugurated the new houses through videoconferencing from Chennai.
A total of 232 new houses have been constructed at a cost of ₹12.30 crore by the Department of Rehabilitation with an objective to provide housing facilities with basic amenities to ensure protected and dignified life for the Sri Lankan Tamils.
The Collector inspected the houses and the facilities provided there.
Each house has ben constructed with a plinth area of 300 square feet. The houses have a bedroom, kitchen, hall and bathroom and toilet facility.
An overhead tank has been constructed to provide piped drinking water to the houses.
Besides, roads have been laid and streetlights provided for the houses.
Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Dhandapani, Sattur Revenue Divisional Officer, S.K. Kanagaraj, Vembakottai Tahisldar, Kalaivani, Special Tahsildar (Non-Resident Tamils), Karthikeyeni, were present.
