Punjab unveils housing project for 4,960 families living in slums

Chandigarh administrator and Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore Sunday inaugurated a slum rehabilitation housing project under which 4,960 flats will be given to beneficiaries. The Chandigarh Housing Board's project is located at the Maloya Housing Complex here.

BJP MP from Chandigarh, Kirron Kher, handed over allotment letters to 100 beneficiaries at a function at Maloya on Sunday, an official release said. Addressing a gathering on the occasion, Kher said this is a major initiative by the Chandigarh administration towards making the city "slum-free".

The MP has given Rs 20 lakh under the MPLAD scheme for the sports equipment and other infrastructure for the housing complex. In the function, the Chandigarh Housing Board, an undertaking of the Chandigarh administration, will be holding a camp at its office here between March 5-7 during which the letters to the remaining beneficiaries will be given.