Even though more than 22,200 people have filed their applications for the EWS and LIG houses to be constructed by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) under the Housing for All scheme of the government, which closed on May 23, the project appears to be yet another castle in the air if the ground realities are any indication.
Under the Housing for All (HFA) scheme, launched for the homeless poor, PUDA has been entrusted the task of constructing 1,450 EWS (economically weaker sections) and 350 LIG (low income group) dwelling units in the city.