Construction of houses at Pudukuppam, Cuddalore
12 July 2005 — Pudukkuppam, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu Government had allotted three acres
of land for the rehabilitation of tsunami victims in
Pudukuppam, Cuddalore. Ashram is building a total of
88 houses in this village and another 14 of which
are in the properties of the recipients. This village
witnessed the highest number deaths in the Cuddalore
district. 101 lives were lost from 350 families at
Pudukuppam. In addition to the houses, the colony will
also have a community center and day-care centre.
Construction is progressing well since the foundation
stone for the houses was laid on 20 May. Isolated column
footing work for all the houses is complete. Concrete
work for 72 of the houses in the site is complete.
More than 400 people are working at the construction site.
Bricks necessary for the construction are made at the
site. A team of workers produce as many as 2,500 bricks
a day. The site also houses machines for carpentry
and steel work.
Work starts as early as six in the morning. The workers
take a break at 11 a.m. since the temperature during
daytime is very high. The temperature may even rise
up to 45 degree celsius. After tea, the work resumes
at four in the evening again and goes on till 12 at night.
Food for the workers is cooked and served at the Ashram
kitchen situated at the construction site. Using hand
pumps, pure water for drinking and construction is
taken from a depth of three meters.
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