Mobile service for Menikagarawatta housing scheme dwellers

Athapattu Bandara

Construction, Engineering Service, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa attended at a mobile service to redress the grievances of the Bandarawatta Menikagarawatta housing scheme in Kaduwela yesterday.

The special mobile service was organized at a request of the house holders of the scheme to look in to their problems. The Minister instructed officials to remedy their problems immediately.

The Menikagarawatta housing scheme was set up in 2000 on two acres of land belonging to the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA).Thirty nine families were allocated housing units. Each housing unit is six perches in extent.

The Minister directed NHDA officials inquire about issues faced by low income earners and bring about speedy solutions to their problems.

The scheme dwellers’ brought to the notice of the Minister various grievances,such as, the lacking of a community centre, poor drainage facilities, demarcation problems of lands and unauthorized and improper constructions in the scheme.

The people thanked the Minister for looking in ti their long term problems and taking concrete measures to solve their problems.

Western Provice Councilor Jagath Kumara, Kaduwela Deputy Mayor Buddhika Jaywilala, Kaduwela Municipal Councilor Deepal Hettiarachchi, NHDA General Manager Brig. Mahinda Mudalige and NHDA Colombo District Manager R.M. Subasingha were also present on the occasion.