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Residential units built under the Smart City programme in Hubballi continue to remain vacant despite being allotted to displaced families, highlighting persistent delays in handover. The houses, constructed at the Kallur layout to rehabilitate families affected by a major road expansion project, are yet to be occupied due to the absence of basic civic amenities. Beneficiaries who received allotment orders earlier have been unable to move in as electricity connections, sanitation facilities and other essential services are still pending. The Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation has acknowledged the delays, attributing them to unfinished infrastructure work, and has indicated that possession will begin once pending utilities are completed.
Houses constructed under the Smart City initiative in Hubballi have remained unoccupied even after being allotted to eligible families displaced by infrastructure projects in the city. The residential units, located at the Kallur layout, were developed to rehabilitate families affected by the Vani Vilas Circle Road widening, but the handover process has been delayed due to incomplete basic amenities. Advertisement
Beneficiaries said they were issued allotment orders earlier but could not take possession as the houses lack essential facilities such as electricity connections, proper sanitation and other supporting infrastructure. Several allottees stated that they were prepared to shift immediately but were forced to wait indefinitely due to the absence of these services.
Officials from the Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation have acknowledged that delays in completing electrical meter installations and other utility works have stalled the formal handover. The civic body stated that coordination issues and pending infrastructure tasks were responsible for the delay, even though construction of the housing blocks had been completed some time ago.
In the first phase, dozens of houses were allotted, but prolonged vacancy has reportedly led to concerns over maintenance and deterioration of the properties. Residents have raised issues over the condition of the houses remaining unused despite the long wait faced by beneficiaries.
The municipal administration has indicated that the remaining infrastructure work is nearing completion and that possession of the houses will be handed over once all basic services are in place. The project forms part of a larger Smart City redevelopment plan aimed at providing permanent housing to families displaced by urban infrastructure expansion.
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