Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
A special discussion on the successful implementation of the national programme to hand over thousands of newly constructed houses to beneficiaries across the island was held at the Parliament Complex on 04 November.
Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.) participated in the discussion, during which matters relating to the handover of houses constructed with financial assistance of Rs. 5 million each for people who lost their homes due to the Disaster "Ditwah".
The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, Dr. Susil Ranasinghe.
The discussions revealed that thousands of completed houses constructed under several programmes are scheduled to be ceremonially opened within a single week towards the end of November.
These include houses constructed for people affected by the Disaster "Ditwah", those built under the National Housing Development Authority's 'A Place of One's Own - A Beautiful Life' housing programme, and houses constructed for people displaced by the conflict in the Northern and Eastern provinces under the Resettlement Division of the Ministry of Housing.
Senior officials representing the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, Ministry of Defence, Disaster Management Centre, Resettlement Division and National Housing Development Authority, also attended the discussion.
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