Construction work on two more housing villages to commence

The construction work on two more housing villages under the Janasevana one million houses programme is due to commence in Walapane and Naranthalawa areas in the Nuwara Eliya district and in Ganga Ihala Udagama in the Kandy district at functions to be held under the patronage of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa. The number of houses to be constructed in the Ganga Ihala Divisional Secretariat Division is 100.

More than Rs. 30 million will be allocated for this purpose.

In addition Rs 15 million has been set apart for providing common amenities and infrastructure facilities for this project.

Construction work on this project will commence on May 6. These houses will be distributed among 100 landless families in the Nawalapitiya electorate. Work on the Walapane Naranthalawa housing project will commence on May 7, comprising 35 houses at a cost of Rs 7 million.

A sum of Rs one million has been set apart for the development of common amenities.

These houses are to be distributed among families rendered homeless due to recent floods.

Work on both these housing projects is being undertaken by the National Housing Development Authority under the guidance of Minister Wimal Weerawansa.

Minister Weerawansa has instructed the officials to take action for the distribution of these houses to the people within the next 6 months.