TANLA foundation to build 5k houses for poor in Khammam: Min | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Housing minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Saturday said TANLA Foundation founder Uday Kumar Reddy has come forward to construct 5,000 houses free of cost for poor people in the Sathupalli and Aswaraopeta assembly constituencies at an estimated cost of ₹300 crore.He said Uday Kumar Reddy had offered to construct the houses using his personal funds through the TANLA Foundation, provided the state govt allotted house sites to eligible beneficiaries in the two constituencies in the erstwhile Khammam district.The minister appreciated the charitable organisations joining hands with the govt in its endeavour to realise the dream of poor people to own a house. “Bhoomi puja for the construction of the houses will be performed on the occasion of Dasara,” he said.He directed the district collectors of Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem to identify eligible beneficiaries and complete the process of allotting house sites.