A poor man of Sundargarh district who had been living in a toilet got a work order on Monday for construction of a house under the Biju Pakka Ghar Yojana.
Sundargarh Collector Vinit Bharadwaj directed the district officials to complete all the formalities and ensure that construction of house is completed latest by three months.
Chotu Routia (50), a resident of Jalda B block under lathikata block, is a bachelor and earns his livelihood as a daily labourer. He had been leading his life in a 4x5 feet size toilet since last six months, which had been allotted to him under the Swacha Bharat Yojana, since his dilapidated house had been damaged and he had not been given assistance under any Government sponsored housing schemes.
However, after the plight of Chotu came to the fore, the administration woke up. Officials visited Chotu’s residing place on Sunday and assured all support to him.
The administration had also made an arrangement of a rented room for Chotu in a nearby location, as his temporary accommodation.
As per the direction of Sundargarh Collector Vineet Bharadwaj, lathikata Block Development Officer issued the work order to Chotu.
"As per the direction of the Collector, we have issued him a work order for construction of a house under BPGY-S in his plot," said lathikata BDO Purna Chandra Bhoi.
"As per the provision of BPGY-S scheme, an amount of ` 1.3 lakh has been sanctioned for construction of a one- room RCC roof house, where he is presently residing," Bhoi said, adding, "Since Chotu Routia's father as a displaced person of RSP had been staying in a resettlement colony, which is a Government plot, the Sundargarh collector has given necessary instructions to the Tehsildar to regularise the land documents in favour of Chotu at the earliest."