Construction of houses at Samanthampettai, Nagapattinam
13 July 2005 — Samanthampettai, Nagapattinam District,
Tamil Nadu
Construction of houses for the tsunami victims is
progressing at a brisk pace in Samanthampettai, Nagapattinam
District. The government of Tamil Nadu initially allotted
seven acres of land for the Ashram to build houses
upon. Here the Ashram is building a self-sufficient
colony consisting of , community hall, a day-care centre,
roads, water supplies, a playground and a market area.
Isolated column footing work for 130 houses is complete.
Concrete work for 35 houses is complete. More 500 people
are working for the construction. This includes 40
carpenters who fabricate 50 to 70 doors and windows
daily. Water for mixing concrete is brought in tankers
from a place eight kilometres away. Sand is also transported
from a spot more than 70 kilometres away. Metal is
brought from an area nearly 190 kilometres away. Two
concrete mixing machines and machines for making hollow
bricks have been installed. A full-fledged kitchen
is functional on site providing three meals a day for
the workers. Drinking water has also been made available
using hand pumps.
The president of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, visited
the Samanthampettai construction site in Nagapattinam
on 30 June 2005. He expressed his happiness at the
progress of work and complemented the efforts of the
Ashram.
Incidentally, the Ashram is the only organisation
to start tsunami-relief housing construction in Nagapattinam.
—Sakshi
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