Another 700 houses for war heroes

Sandasen MARASINGHE

Another 700 houses are being constructed in the Kandy and Kurunegala Districts for war heroes. The first phase will be completed in June this year.

This is in addition to the Ipalogama war heroes housing projects, Media Centre for National Security Director General Lakshman Hulugalle told the Daily News.

Similar projects have already been initiated in several other districts to provide houses for war heroes in the respective districts under the supervision of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, he said.

Personnel from the three forces are providing the labour for construction purposes. The project has been initiated to grant houses under the ‘Api Wenuven Api’ Fund for those who have land but not in a position to build due to economic difficulties. The houses will be gifted to the family members of the war heroes who died during the humanitarian operation or went missing in action and for those heroes who were rendered differently abled.

The project is conducted by the Seva Vanitha Unit of the Defence Ministry with the objective of providing a house for each hero who rendered a great service to the motherland.