How Many Houses Could a Flood Victim buy for 1.7 Crorers?

In this day when austerity is the buzz word, information obtained from the RTI reveals that the honorable chief minister of Karnataka has spent about 1.7 Crorers to renovate his official residence. This on a house he will stay in for another three years, if the Reddy brothers dont have their way.

While the honorable CM continues to enjoy the perks of his job, or whatever is left of it, people in the state affected by the worst flood in years have lost their lively hood, and places they used to call home.



This begs the questions: Had the money been spent on providing relief to families (like the one shown above) who have lost everything, "How many modest livable houses could be built for the same 1.7 Crorers?"

Picture courtesy Churumuri