India’s grant-funded model village housing project in Sri Lanka is nearing completion, with two newly constructed villages in Kegalle and Kalutara having been handed over to beneficiaries on Wednesday, taking the ambitious 600-house initiative to 98.5 per cent completion.
The latest phase saw 48 low-income families receive permanent homes at ‘Nanda Gama’ in Kegalle and ‘Jana Aruna Gama’ in Kalutara, under a flagship development partnership between India and Sri Lanka.
The villages were jointly inaugurated by Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha and Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Dr. Susil Ranasinghe. Minister of Environment Dr. Dammika Patabendi and Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.
The project, launched under a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the governments of India and Sri Lanka in October 2017, is being implemented across all 25 districts of the country with grant support from the government of India.
Each model village consists of 24 housing units, with beneficiary families selected through district housing committees.
With the latest additions, model villages under the programme have now been completed and handed over in 20 districts, including Batticaloa, Jaffna, Kandy, Colombo, Trincomalee, Ratnapura, Ampara, Kurunegala, Kegalle and Kalutara.
The remaining five model villages are expected to be completed and handed over shortly, bringing the project to full completion.
The initiative forms part of India’s continuing development assistance to Sri Lanka, focusing on improving living standards of vulnerable communities through housing and social infrastructure support.
By Ifham Nizam
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