'Rajiv Aawas Yojana houses for people living under flyover'

VISAKHAPATNAM: GVMC commissioner MV Satyanarayana on Wednesday assured residents of Rammurthy Panthulupeta (RP) area that homeless people staying under the flyover in dire conditions would be provided housing under the Rajiv Aawas Yojana (RAY) housing scheme at Dharmanagar and all the eligible people would be given pension, apart from night shelters.The GVMC chief assured them that the civic body would provide basic amenities to the people living in the area, most of whom hail from the Visakha Agency. Visakha West MLA Malla Vijaya Prasad said those living in thatched and makeshift huts would be provided voter IDs, ration cards and Aarogyasri cards. EAS Sarma, convener, Forum for Better Visakha and Pragada Vasu, secretary (urban wing), Association for Regional Tribal Development, was also present.