Keralam govt. sanctions ₹2.46 cr for houses for survivors of 2019 Vaniyampuzha floods

Makeshift houses made of tarpaulin at Vaniyampuzha tribal hamlet at Munderi, Pothukal, in Nilambur taluk in Keralam. | Photo Credit: SAKEER HUSSAIN

The Keralam government has sanctioned ₹2.46 crore for building houses for families displaced by the August 2019 floods at Vaniyampuzha tribal settlement at Munderi in Nilambur taluk of Malappuram district.

Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes K.A. Thulasi announced the allocation in the State Assembly in response to a submission by Aryadan Shoukath, MLA of Nilambur. Each family will receive ₹6 lakh for house construction.