Moratuwa to be named Sahajeewana Nagara

Mohammed Naali

COLOMBO: Urban Development and Sacred Area Development Minister Dinesh Gunawardane said Moratuwa city will be named Sahajeewana Nagara to mark World Habitat Day which falls today while declaring this week as World habitat Week.

He said parallel to World Habitat Day celebrations, the Ministry has organised a large number of social service programmes. Accordingly, 107 permanent housing units will be constructed

for slum dwellers in Dhandeniyawatta, Samarakoonwatta, Ivanwatta and Pittaniyawatta. Meanwhile, Minister Gunawardane commissioned the Seewaliwatta housing scheme while initiating the construction work of 159 permanent housing units for slum dwellers in Hanwella Walawwatta.

The Nagarika Dilindu Arunodhaya project will provide financial, technical assistance and planning and guidance to the projects. The project's special feature is to get beneficiary families and local Government bodies and other community welfare institutions directly involved in this project. Moratuwa city has been selected to construct 1,000 housing units under the Dilindu Niwasa Arunodhaya programme, Minister Gunawardane added.