World Bank funds construction of 6,000 permanent houses

PUTTALAM: The World Bank has allocated a sum of Rs. 1,800 million for constructing 6,000 permanent houses and establishing Resettlement villages for those displaced in the North.

This is in response to the request made to: Peter Harold, the Resident Representative of the World Bank, in Sri Lanka, by the Minister of Resettlement, Rishard Badiuddin. The UNHCR has been entrusted with the responsibility of implementing this project.

Speaking on this topic, Minister Rishard Badiuddin said that a fact-finding Team is gathering facts for the UNHCR from all Refugee/Resettlement Camps. Once this is completed, they will begin constructing the houses. He said that each house is estimated to cost about Rs: 250,000.