Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Akhaura Affordable Housing Project Delayed Until 2026
The affordable housing project in Akhaura, near Agartala in Tripura, is behind schedule and will now be finished by May 2026.
The project, part of the Light House Projects started in 2021, faced delays due to funding problems, labor shortages, and material issues.
The government had to ask for extra money to complete the work.
Most of the people who will get these homes have already paid for them.
The other five states where similar projects were started have already finished theirs.
Affordable housing project in Akhaura, Tripura, delayed until May 2026.
Delays caused by funding shortages, labor and material issues, and additional pilling requirements.
Central government sanctioned additional Rs 40 crore to complete the project.
450 out of 500 beneficiaries have paid in full for their flats.
Five other states' Light House Projects have already been completed.
- Who
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Construction Firm, Tripura Government
- What
- Affordable housing project delayed until May 2026
- When
- Completion by May 2026, Foundation stone laid in 2021
- Where
- Akhaura, near Agartala, Tripura
- Why
- Funding issues, labor and material shortages, additional pilling required
- Project Location
- Akhaura, near Agartala, Tripura
- Project Type
- Affordable Housing (Light House Project)
- Completion Date
- May 2026
- Beneficiaries
- 500 (450 have paid in full)
- Funding Issue
- Additional Rs 40 crore sanctioned
- Original Completion
- Five other states completed
- Delays Caused By
- Funding, labor, materials, additional pilling
- Nodal Agency
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs