3.3 Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project (ETRP) funded by World Bank (WB)

Government of Tamil Nadu formulated the Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project (ETRP) with the financial assistance of the World Bank to revive the livelihood and to reconstruct the damaged houses in the tsunami affected areas. As the NGOs came forward to take up the reconstruction of houses directly damaged by the tsunami, substantial savings have accrued in the funds earmarked by the World Bank under ETRP. The Government in consultation with the World Bank have restructured the Project for about Rs.670 crores to take up construction of about 17,000 vulnerable houses located between 200m and 1000m HTL.

Project Components

i) Reconstruction of about 17,000 houses identified as vulnerable in the coastal areas lying between 200 metres to 1,000 metres from HTL.
ii) Construction of evacuation routes along the coastal stretch to provide easy escape routes at times of emergencies, to access the safe shelters.

5,619 houses in 61 packages have been approved and construction work commenced. Re-invitation of bids has been called for 96 packages involving 9,437 houses and tender will be opened on 30.07.2010. After finalization of tender, works will be commenced in these packages also.