ADB funds housing project for war displaced

(Lankapuvath) - The North East Community Restoration and Development (NECORD) project which is funded by the Asian Development Bank, was inaugurated Friday in Kanniya a traditional Tamil village, eight km away from the Trincomalee town, R. Umakanthan, NECORD Deputy Director for Trincomalee district told Lankapuvath.

Under this project 30 houses will be constructed for families displaced by war. The name board was unveiled and Deputy Project Director Puhendran laid the foundation stone for the project last Friday morning.

Eighty families out of 177 displaced due to war have been resettled with the signing of Ceasefire Agreement between GOSL and LTTE. Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) Trincomalee District Project Officer Mr. V. Kalaivarnan presided over the event.

He said, "NECORD is providing Rs. 250,000 to build each house. TRO is the implementing agency to construct these houses with additional contribution of beneficiaries.

Houses for the remaining sixty families will be constructed in Peeliyady and Mangayootu areas, he added.