The local authority has chosen to re-tender the Poonkulam housing project after 15 years, terminating Nirmithi Kendra's contract at its own risk and expense. The corporation made the decision to onboard College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram to conduct a stability audit on the Poonkulam construction project that had not moved forward since 2010. With a 12 per cent beneficiary contribution, about Rs 120,000 was given for the building of homes with two rooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom, with a plinth area ranging from 30 to 60 sq m. Four phases of project implementation were envisaged, costing a total of Rs 2.08 billion.
