Goa, July 31 -- The long-awaited dream of home ownership became a reality for hundreds of families in Dabolim on Thursday as Chief Minister Pramod Sawant distributed Goa Housing Board allotment letters to beneficiaries at New Vaddem, Vasco.

A total of 544 tenements have been allotted under the Goa Housing Board's affordable housing project. During the first phase of the programme, around 150 beneficiaries received their allotment letters, while the remaining letters will be distributed in phases over the coming days.

The allotment ceremony was attended by Transport Minister and Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho, Goa Housing Board Chairman Jit Arolkar, senior government officials, public representatives and hundreds of beneficiaries.

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