Dalmia Cement to build houses for flood affected

Cement maker Dalmia Cement (Bharat) today said it would construct 1,000 houses for the people rendered homeless due to recent floods in Karnataka.

The company would be undertaking this process as part of its corporate social responsibility, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) said in a statement.

"As part of our corporate social responsibility, we join hands with the government and extend our support to rebuild the infrastructure in the affected areas. We will construct 1,000 houses in the state for rehabilitation of distressed people," the company's Managing Director Puneet Dalmia said.

Severe floods in Karnataka since last week has taken a toll of over 280 lives and forced over 7.62 lakh people to take shelter in relief camps so far.

The floods in the state have damaged over 2.5 lakh houses and destroyed crops in over 2.5 lakh hectares of farm land.