After some hiccups, the construction of apartment complex for coastal residents at Mannumpuram, near Purakkad, has entered the final phase.
Officials said 228 fisher families would be shifted to the housing complex once it was ready. The complex is constructed under the Punargeham project of the State government, which aims to rehabilitate fisher families living within 50 metres of the coastline.
Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian recently visited Mannumpuram and reviewed the progress of the project. The facility being constructed by the Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation on 3.48 acres of land will have 19 blocks each having 12 flat units. Officials said structural work of 204 units had been completed. “The plastering work is nearing completion, while electrification and plumbing works are progressing at a good pace,” said an official.
