Houses to women a Rakshabandhan gift: PM Modi
Valsad (Gujarat), Aug 23: The 1 lakh houses given away to women under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (rural) scheme in Gujarat's Valsad district is a Rakshabandhan gift, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.
At an event in Jujwa village, Modi also spoke on video to women across 26 districts who are the beneficiaries of these houses. Over 1.15 lakh residential units have been built at a cost of Rs 1,727 crore.
"I got an opportunity to talk to women across the state today who got their homes under the PM Awas Yojana. It's a Rakshabandhan gift to my sisters in Gujarat," Modi said at a public meeting.
"Providing over 1 lakh houses to them before the occasion of Rakshabandhan is really a satisfying moment for me," he added. He said the houses were "wonderful" because no middlemen were involved.
"It is my dream, it is our endeavour to ensure that every Indian has his own house by 2022," said Modi. "Till now we only heard politicians getting their own homes. Now, we are hearing about the poor getting their own homes."
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Odisha: Two girls drown while bathing in village pond
Berhampur (Odisha) (PTI): Two girls drowned while bathing in a village pond in Odisha's Ganjam district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Pranjali Dora (11), a class 6 student, and Manini Dora (12), a student of class 7, both residents of Patanda village in Digapahandi police station area, a police officer said.
After returning home from school, they went to the village pond to take a bath like every other day. However, they slipped and fell into deep waters. Locals noticed them drowning and tried to rescue them but failed, he said.
Fire brigade personnel from Digapahandi retrieved the girls after a two-hour search and they were rushed to a nearby community health centre, where doctors declared them dead, Digapahandi police station officer-in-charge Kishor Kumar Samal said.
He said the bodies have been handed over to the respective families after conducting post-mortem examinations at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here.
He said unnatural death cases have been registered and an investigation launched.
