Agartala, May 2 -- The Ministry of Housing has sanctioned Rs 14.96 Cr for the completion of the Light House Project in Tripura, a flagship housing initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for urban poor living in the slum areas.
Tripura Urban Planning and Development Authority (TUDA) officials said that the project was undertaken six years ago but couldn't make any significant progress because of some problems from the implementing agency and allegations of corruption in the process.
The project was held up; soon after becoming Chief Minister in June 2022, Dr Manik Saha took special initiative and restarted the work. With his persuasion, the central government recently sanctioned additional funds for completion of the project by th...