Paris citizens to build 100 houses for tsunami victims

BY Matara central correspondent

THE citizens of Paris will provide funds for the construction of 100 houses for those rendered homeless in Sri Lanka due to tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka.

Fifty of these houses will be built at a location at Wewahamanduwa provided by the State, said the Viharadhipati of the International Buddhist centre in France - Ven. Parawahara Chandraratana Nayake Thera when he made a statement to the Daily News in that connection.

The Venerable thera visited Sri Lanka twice during the past five months in connection with the distribution of aid for displaced citizens temporarily housed in temples in the district of Matara.

He further said that a well-to-do Sri Lankan businessman living in Paris has collected funds from French citizens for the purpose. With the funds collected the thera had purchased items required for daily consumption such as rice and dhal from India sufficient for a shipment sent to Sri Lanka.

These items have already been distributed among the distressed.

He commended the bhikkhus for the yeoman service rendered by them during the hour of great calamity.

The venerable thera has also to provide water-tanks to store water for the use of tsunami victims.