Latest Answer: The NMC had chosen 11 locations in the city and has received approval from the central government under JNNURM to build 16,000 houses for the project. However, the civic body has decided to construct 11,200 houses as per the availability of land. Construction work for 8,000 houses has already been started at various locations in the city. In February, the NMC had allotted houses to the beneficiaries at their housing project in Nilgiri Bag.