Delhi's
State-Level Steering Committee on Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM) Friday cleared five dwelling projects worth Rs.1,136 crore.
Under
the projects, 7,672 rooms offering ten-bedded and five-bedded dormitories would
be constructed by the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development
Corporation at an estimated cost of Rs.906.30 crore.
Under
other two projects, two sets of 3,052 and 3,600 rooms will be constructed at
Kanjhawala and under two more projects 4,620 rooms will be constructed at
Samaspur at a total cost of Rs.229.83 crore.
The
accommodations will be rented out to firms, contractors for industrial workers
and to other migrant workers who cannot afford to rent homes at market rates.
JNNURM
is a massive city-modernisation scheme launched by the ministry of urban
development.
The
meeting was chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.