The first day of distribution of double-bedroom housing units in the city was punctuated with discontent and protests by the poor who were not among the fortunate few chosen for allotment.
Protests took place at multiple locations, and even led to detention by police in one instance. The ubiquitous mood of disillusionment prompted Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi to make an appeal to them not to be disheartened by non-allotment in the first phase, and that there were five more rounds of distribution left.
A woman reportedly fell at the feet of Ms.Vijayalakshmi, begging for 2BHK allotment in Sriram Nagar area of Kapra where the former launched the programme and distributed possession certificates to 500 allottees.
