The Andhra Pradesh Government on Friday assured the Centre that over five lakh affordable houses will be built in urban areas of the State under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) in the next 15 months. Progress of PMAY(Urban) in the state was discussed in detail when Andhra Pradesh Minister of Housing and Urban Development P Narayana met Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri in the national capital.
Narayana informed the Union Minister that the State Government spent considerable time in identifying appropriate technology for constructing houses under PMAY(Urban) while at the same time conforming with the norms for disaster resilience etc. He said that after detailed consideration, the State Government chose 'shear wall' technology for this purpose and recently Foundation Stone was laid for construction of over one lakh dwelling units under PMAY(Urban).
Narayana also stated that construction of 5.39 lakh houses for urban poor sanctioned by the central government under PMAY(Urban) will be completed in the next fifteen months.
Narayana discussed the proposal for Vijayawada Metro Rail project and sought early clearance. Puri informed him that as and when the revised proposal is received, it will be given due consideration, keeping in view the focus of the State Government on improving public transport infrastructure in the
State.