In 1997 MAM launched its Amrita Kuteeram housing program , an initiative to build 25,000 homes for the homeless throughout India . In 1998 , keys to the first 5,000 homes were distributed . The initial target was reached in 2002 . Currently MAM is striving to build another 100,000 homes . As of January 2011 , more than 40,000 such homes have been constructed . These homes include 1,200 built in order to rebuild three villages following the 2001 Gujarat earthquake and 6,200 built in order to replace homes destroyed by the Indian Ocean tsunami . Amrita Kuteeram homes have thus far been built in Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh , Gujarat , Maharashtra , West Bengal , Andhra Pradesh , Orissa , Pondicherry , Karnataka , Tamil Nadu , Kerala and Andaman Island . Through its sister organization , the Mata Amritanandamayi Center , houses have also been constructed in Sri Lanka . Often Amrita Kuteerams are built not as single homes but as entire villages , complete with town halls , roads , wells , electricity , sewage systems and clean drinking water
Indian Ocean tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Mata Amritanandamayi Math