"Ashram is a role model in tsunami relief work"
18 June 2005 — Varavila, Klappana Panchayat, Kollam District, Kerala
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"I don't know how to thank Amma for her
offer of unconditional aid and the plethora of
services she has rendered," said the Honourable Chief Minister, Sri. Oommen Chandy, during the inaugural address. "The
government has not been able to keep its promise
of rehabilitating all the victims before the
monsoon. The relief work done by Amma and the
Ashram is an example for others to emulate," he
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Swami Amritakripananda Puri handed over the
keys to the 16 houses at a function held at Varavila
in the Klappana Panchayat to the Chief Minister,
who in turn, handed over the keys to the District
Collector B. Srinivas.
The houses are constructed at Klappana Panchayat.
Each house, with an area of 430 sq. feet, consists
of two bed rooms, a toilet, a kitchen, a living
room and a verandah. The houses have proper
electrical wiring and plumbing; overhead water
tanks have been provided and septic tanks constructed.
The construction of these houses was started
on May 11 and finished in about a month's time. |
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Honourable Labour Minister Sri. Babu Divakaran distributed the driving
licenses to the first batch of 60 youth of Alappad
who had been given driving lessons at the Ashram's
driving school. More than 1,000 youth have registered to
learn.
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In his address the labour minister said, "The government is indebted to the
Ashram for finishing the work in record time, understanding
the suffering of the people. Those who have been
working on the construction of these houses are
role-models for others and they are to be applauded."
About 80 people will be able to move out
of the temporary shelters and live in their
own houses.
The Ashram is the first NGO in India to have finished
building houses based on the government plans for
tsunami victims. |
—Kannadi
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