26 villages in Hambantota to get facelift
Raja Waidyasekera Tissamaharama special corr.
Twenty six villages in the Hambantota district will be developed
under the Jathika Saviya, Gama Neguma programme, Southern Development
Authority (SDA) District Director Hambantota, Kapila Masakorala said.
He was addressing a meting that followed the inauguration of the
construction work of housing schemes for lower income group families at
Palathuduwa and Thalunna villages in Tangalle DS area.
He said those living in temporary houses will be awarded Rs. 100,000
each to build houses. In the meantime, unemployed youth will be awarded
tool kits and apparatus to begin self employment.
The District Director SDA said that for the development of 26
villages, Rs. 28 million will be allocated. He said various programmes
will be implemented to enhance the livelihood development activities of
the people.
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