The Kodagu district administration has identified 840 beneficiaries who will be given houses in the first phase. The government will approve one of the five model houses being built by different agencies and companies.
Sreevidya P.I., Deputy Commissioner, Kodagu, told The Hindu that the report had been submitted to the government and awaited approval. The beneficiaries were chosen based on applications and cross verification with agencies such as the gram panchayats.
“There are five houses and three have been completed. The Chief Minister has also seen these. New technology has been tried out in these. We will see which of these is suitable for the hilly terrain and landslips and accordingly, one will be selected,” she said.
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The DC also said that some people had expressed willingness to build houses on their own, for which the government would provide some compensation, and they too could utilise the technology implemented in the model houses. The unit cost is yet to be decided, she said.
As for crop losses, a hectare-wise compensation based on the type of plantation – coffee, paddy, pepper, etc –would be initiated , Ms. Sreevidya said, adding that NDRF guidelines were followed for the surveys, and with Union government funds involved, they would have to wait for government approval.