THE DAILY TELEGRAMS, April 13, 2006

HCC to construct 54 permanent shelters at Bambooflat; stone laid
Port Blair, April 12
The Commissioner-cum-Secretary (R&R), Shri. Dharam Pal, has laid
foundation stone for construction of 54 permanent shelters proposed to be
constructed by Hindustani Covenant Church at Bamboo Flat. Rev. Bertil
Swensson, Mission Director, Mission Covenant Church of Sweden was present at
the function organised at Tsunami Takeri, Bamboo Flat yesterday.
Speaking on occasion, Shri. Dharam Pal lauded the efforts being made by
the NGOs in the post-tsunami reconstruction activities in these islands.
Rev. Bertil Swensson said that he has received support for taking up the
Rehabilitation Programmes in the islands from all over the world.
Earlier, welcoming the gathering, Dr. Ashish Waskar, Programme Manager,
HCC informed that his organization will take up construction of 40 more
permanent shelters for the tsunami victims in addition to the 54 being
constructed at Bambooflat now. He expressed his thanks to A & N
Administration for extending its support for effectively carrying out the
rehabilitation programmes.
Later, in the evening, Rev. Bertil Swensson, dedicated the Disaster
Mitigation Centre to the islanders which has been constructed by HCC at Old
Pahargaon at a cost of Rs. 45 lakhs, Shri. Dharam Pal was also present on
the occasion.

MP INAUGURATES 80 PERMANENT HOUSES IN SA villages
Port Blair, April 12
Member of Parliament, Shri Manoranjan Bhakta inaugurated 80 permanent
houses built in different places of South Andaman at a function held
yesterday. These houses, built by the Salvation Army in association with
Islanders Sangathan Manch, both NGOs working for reconstruction and
rehabilitation of tsunami affected families, are located at places like
Namunaghar, Mithakhadi, Danduspoint Lambapahad, Kanyapuram and Garacharma.
Speaking on the occasion, the MP lauded the efforts of Salvation Army and
ISM, particularly Dr. Madhu Krishna for his contribution towards the
rehabilitation of tsunami affected people. He also impressed upon the need
for presence of more such NGOs in the islands for their active involvement
in the development of this territory.
After the inauguration by the MP, these houses were handed over to the
beneficiaries. Besides, a Multipurpose Community-cum-Disaster Emergency
Response & Mitigation hall, a Children's Park was also dedicated to the
inmates of Namunaghar intermediate shelter by the Territorial Commander of
Salvation Army, Colonel K V Lahase. These are part of the 500 houses
proposed to be built for the tsunami victims in the islands

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