G.O.Ms.No. 670, Dated 10-October-2006 of Revenue Department, Tamil Nadu, India

Tsunami - Relief and Rehabilitation – Damages caused to temporary huts – Families displaced from their homes – Temporary accommodation provided near their original homes – Repairs to damaged roofs and infrastructure facilities already provided – Rs.2000/- per shelter – Assistance from Calamity Relief Fund – Sanctioned – Orders – Issued – Inclusion of sanction and expenditure in World Bank aided Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project (ETRP) – Administrative Sanction for Rs.5.4636 crore – Orders – Issued.

5.Officer on Special Duty (R&R) and Project Director (ETRP and TEAP) D.O. TRR3-EAP1/52820/2006, dated: 21.07.2006

In G.O.Ms.No.268 Revenue (NC-III) Dept, dated 06.05.2005, the Government accorded sanction for a sum of Rs.5.4636 crore for 27318 shelters at the rate of Rs.2000/- per shelter for repairing the damaged roofs and also to provide infrastructure facilities like toilets, bathrooms and community sheds in and around the shelters in Tsunami affected coastal districts from Calamity Relief Fund. The amount was distributed to the districts concerned as follow:

Sl. No.	Name of the District	No. of temporary shelters completed	Amount released @ Rs. 2000/- per shelter

1	Chennai	2942	5884000
2	Cuddalore	2502	5004000
3	Kancheepuram	2645	5290000
4	Kanniyakumari	3529	7058000
5	Nagapattinam	12742	25484000
6	Ramanathapuram	5	10000
7	Thanjavur	3	6000
8	Tiruvallur	213	426000
9	Tirunelveli	372	744000
10	Thoothukudi	400	800000
11	Villupuram	1965	3930000
	Total	27318	54636000

The Collectors of various districts have carried out necessary repairs and provided infrastructure facilities to the temporary shelters through the Project Officers, DRDA. So far, a sum of Rs.4.09 crore has been spent.

2. In the G.O. second read above, the Government accorded the administrative sanction for the implementation of Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project (ETRP) with World Bank assistance at a cost of Rs.1852.74 crores for Housing Reconstruction, Restoration of livelihood, repairs and reconstruction of Public Buildings, Providing Technical Assistance and Training and Implementation Support for Tsunami affected victims. The World Bank has allowed a sum of Rs. 1551.396 crores for Housing Reconstruction.

3. In the G.O. third read above, the Government have constituted an Empowered Committee to clear the projects to be implemented with the World Bank assistance sanctioned in G.O. second read above.

4. The Project Implementation Officer, Tsunami Implementation Unit, Rural Development Department has proposed that the amount sanctioned in the G.O. first read above towards improvements to temporary shelters may be continued to be taken up by Rural Development Department and the amount (Rs.5.46 crore) so far sanctioned may be booked under Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project (ETRP) instead of from Calamity Relief Fund.

5. The Project Director (Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project and Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project) has placed the above proposal before the Empowered Committee meeting held on 11.07.06 and it was approved by the Empowered committee.

6. The Government, after careful consideration, accept the decision of the Empowered Committee and accord sanction for Rs.5,46,36,000/- (Rupees Five crore forty six lakh and thirty six thousand only) towards repairing the damaged roofs and also to provide infrastructure facilities like toilets, bathrooms and community sheds in and around the shelters in the Tsunami affected coastal districts at the rate of Rs.2000/- per shelter for 27318 shelters from World Bank Loan assistance instead of from Calamity Relief Fund.

7. The Expenditure sanctioned in paragraph 6 above shall be debited to the following Head of Account:-

“4216 – Capital outlay on Housing – 03. Rural Housing - 800. Other Expenditure - II State Plan – QA. Works under Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project (ETRP) with assistance from World Bank – Rural Development Department – Housing 16. Major Works (DPC NO.4216 - 03 - 800 - QA - 1604

8. The Project Implementation Officer, Rural Development Department shall arrange to send Statements of Expenditure to the Project Director (ETRP and TEAP) for claiming reimbursement from World Bank and maintain necessary accounts for submission to Accountant General / Government. The Project Implementation Officer, Rural Development Department is authorized to give necessary further guidelines for the smooth implementation of the programme.

9. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide its U.O.No57157/RD/06, dated: 5.10.06.

The Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (FB) Ministry of Finance Government of India, New Delhi

The Project Implementation Officer, Tsunami Project Implementation Unit, Rural Development Department, Level 1, Clive Battery office Complex,4 & 4A Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600001.

The District Collectors, Chennai / Cuddalore / Kancheepuram / Kanniyakumari / Nagapattinam / Ramanathapuram / Thanjavur / Tiruvallur / Tirunelveli / Thoothukudi / Villupuram as in the G.O.