Janasevana begins tomorrow

Construction of the Janasevana housing scheme will be inaugurated tomorrow at Kirulapone under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The Government plans to build one million houses during next five years under this program.

About 60,000 houses will be built during this year, said Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa. The Government's aim is to provide each family with a house under the Mahinda Chintana policy. The program will be implemented to provide houses for the poorest of the poor.

The project will also provide houses for public servants. It provides a solution for the housing problem in Public servants. About 20,000 public servants will benefit.

Flats, rural and semi urban houses, eco friendly houses, Viru Sevana housing program, Upahara Niwasa, millennium houses and others will be constructed under Janasevana.

More than 500 houses will be allocated to Security Forces, 500 houses will be built based on Youth society, 8,000 will be given to estate workers, fishermen, Samurdhi beneficiaries and foreign employees.

The Mihidupura housing scheme at Kirulapone will be started to celebrate 2600th Sri Sambuddathwa Jayanthiya.