Math ready to construct more houses

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Math ready to construct more houses

(The Hindu)

http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/09/stories/2004010903520400.htm

 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 8. The Mata Amritanandamayi

Math has expressed its willingness to construct more

houses for the poor under the "Amritakudeeram" housing

scheme, if the State Government was ready to provide

land for this purpose.

 

Speaking at a press conference here today, Mata

Amritanandamayi appealed to the Chief Minister, A.K.

Antony, who visited the math, to provide land for the

scheme as in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

 

The construction of as many as 139 houses in the land

provided by the State Government in Ernakulam was

nearing completion, she said.

 

Though the math had handed over several houses for the

poor, the owners sold some of the houses as they were

not near their work place. The math would take care to

see that houses are constructed near the work places

of the poor in future, she added.

 

She also urged the youth to take more interest in

social services rather than spending money for New

Year celebrations. Similarly, aping of Western culture

should be avoided, she said.

 

The Chief Minister held discussions on various social

service activities carried out by the math in various

parts of the State.

 

Later, Mr. Antony said the Government would extend all

possible help to the activities carried out by the

math.

 

He, however, said that it was difficult for the

Government to find out land and hand it over to the

math for the construction of houses for the poor

similar to that done in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

The Agriculture Minister, K.R. Gouri, who held

discussions with the spiritual leader, said the

Agriculture Department and the math would jointly

implement an agriculture scheme under which medicinal

plants and fruits would be cultivated in an area of 30

acres at Vallikkavu in Kollam provided by the math.

 

The Agriculture Department would provide the technical

expertise and the upkeep of the farm would be taken

care by the math.

 

The scheme would help to provide employment for

several agriculturists, Ms. Gouri said.

 

The Union Minister, O. Rajagopal, and members of the

royal family of erstwhile Travancore also paid

respects to the spiritual leader.

 

 

 

 

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