Govt to construct one million houses

Chamikara Weerasinghe

Construction Engineering Services Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa yesterday said he is dedicated to accomplish the target of constructing one million houses.

He said he plans to construct two houses in each Grama Niladhari Division each year and will have constructed 360,000 houses beginning from next year.

Weerawansa was speaking at a house opening ceremony held in Maharagama, where he handed over a house, built under the Ministry’s Jana Kirula Program for the public in the Maharagama Pradeshiya Sabha Division.

The ceremony was held to commemorate President Rajapaksa’s second term of office. Minister Weerawansa said, “when the race for the highest position in the country comes in six years from now, President Rajapaksa will announce his candidature for Presidency with the target of constructing one million houses being achieved.”

The Government has already proved that it can do what is believed and deemed impossible by others, he said.

“The target of one million houses which Sajith Premadasa MP had once said was something that was far from reach event to his father, I am determined to accomplish on the directions of the President,” he said.