AWHO housing project inaugurated

CHENNAI: Lieutenant General J P Nehra, Adjutant-General, Army HQ, inaugurated an Army Welfare Housing Organisation project consisting of 852 dwelling units in Thazhambur near Chennai on Monday. The mission of the housing project is to provide structurally sound, economically viable and functionally efficient dwelling units for serving/ retired Army personnel and their families on a ‘No profit, no loss’ basis in selected stations, he said after unvelling the plaque to mark the occasion. The housing project consists of two, three and four-bedroom units and will be the largest in Chennai. The location was carefully chosen for its proximity to major software companies as well as all the amenities of modern living, he said.The AWHO’s homes are designed with ample greenery all around the premises, in accordance with the location’s compulsory green (OSR) norms. The design emphasis is on allowing the fresh sea breeze from the Bay of Bengal inside every home, presenting a luxury lifestyle that is close to nature.Comprising approx 1 million sq ft of residential built-up area, it consists of 6 towers connected at the base with two car parking levels. The car park at the lower level has covered direct connectivity to the lift lobbies, and has a landscaped E-deck roof of its own, which is the “recreational centre” of the development. The towers have been designed to capture the superb views available from the site, and are arranged radially around the large central open space which has the landscaped E-deck podium. AWHO was formed in Dec 1978 under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.