A five-acre land was brought by the Corporation for the project and the eco-friendly buildings were done by COSTFORD.

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#Ente Thiruvananthapuram: The Kalladimukham housing colony, one of the slum eradication project of Trivandrum Corporation has finally inaugurated.

With this, 318 families at Kalladimukham spread across Ambalathara and Attukal wards will realise their dream of a home. The housing project will ensure better livelihood for people and to provide something more than just living spaces.

The housing colony which is the model project of the Trivandrum Corporation is a full-fledged community living system

The housing colony which is the model project of the Trivandrum Corporation is a full-fledged community living system with old-age home, destitute home and anganwadi. The colony also includes a community hall, works centre, library, biogas plant, internal pathway and roads.

As many as 318 housing units have been constructed in two phases under the project. This includes 105 units for SC/ST families and 213 units for general category families. The project being implemented under the Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) Project costs Rs.25 crore. A five-acre land was brought by the Corporation for the project and the eco-friendly buildings were done by COSTFORD.

The construction of the housing colony was carried out by considering the priorities and demands of the residents. To implement the project a separate ‘slum development council’ was formed which includes beneficiaries and people from the area.

So far the civic body has constructed 10,899 individual houses and 1,621 apartments.

Trivandrum Corporation has received Rs.144 crores in order to eradicate slums in the capital city. So far the civic body has constructed 10,899 individual houses and 1,621 apartments. Nearly 30 more urban slum-improvement projects are incorporated into Corporation’s BSUP project.