Andhra Pradeshto build 7 lakh houses for poor by 2019: Minister

On his visit to Saripalli village on an inspection tour,Andhra PradeshState minister for urban development P Narayana observed that the state government had identified that there was a need to construct over eight lakh houses for the poor and added that close to seven lakh units would be built in the next 15 months. He urged officials of the district of Vizianagaram to lay their focus on constructing affordable houses for the underprivileged in the next 15 months. The minister also observed that in the first phase of construction, over 35,000 units would be inaugurated by March 24. He added that over 4,000 units had been allocated to the Vizianagaram district. The minister pointed out that the government would take on the mammoth task of constructing pucca housing with proper amenities within the next 15 months.