HYDERABAD: As many as 330 families on Saturday were handed over the keys of lake-view apartments in Ambedkar Nagar near Hussainsagar under the government’s 2-BHK housing scheme. The 330 families were part of the 784 from economically weaker sections who will get houses under the government’s flagship housing scheme within the next two weeks.

The 330 apartments are spread across seven blocks in the society which is equipped with 10 elevators and 26 shops. The houses were built at a cost of just over Rs 28 lakh with each unit costing Rs 8.5 lakh. Speaking at the inauguration, municipal administration minister KT Rama Rao said, “No other state has taken up a housing program as massive as Telangana’s Dignity Housing Scheme. The market rate of each flat in Ambedkar Nagar would sum up to Rs 1.5 crore.”

Other housing societies scheduled for inauguration in the next two weeks include Potti Sriramulu Nagar 2-BHK housing colony, GY Reddy Compound 2-BHK housing colony and Golla Komaraiah 2-BHK housing colony. The housing societies located in Sanathnagar assembly segment will be inaugurated on June 28, July 1 and July 5 respectively.

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