The cost of road widening

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Fifteen houses were removed on the Pamankada road (120 bus route) by the Road Development Authority (RDA) today. The removal was done to facilitate a road widening project by the RDA and the displaced were given compensation worth Rs.500,000. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana.

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S.Senanayake Friday, 22 July 2011 10:07 AM

Development ?? It is destroy.

Shiyam Friday, 22 July 2011 10:22 AM

Is 500,000 per perch or house? How can they settle with this amount?

franny Friday, 22 July 2011 10:32 AM

What is LKR.500,000/= these day to build a house !

ASFAR Saturday, 23 July 2011 03:16 AM

these are all illegal structures on the state land. road development is a must.

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