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more-inThe government would be giving importance to the construction of multi-storeyed buildings to provide housing for poor people in urban areas of the State, Minister for Urban Development and Housing U.T. An amount of ? 118 crore had been released under the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation for this purpose and administrative approval had been given. The underground drainage works which were held up in Kundapur town would be started soon taking into confidence the local people. He told presspersons that as per a survey nearly 40% of people in the State were now residing in towns and cities. Hence, there was no point in providing housing to them in three-storey buildings, i.e..