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The first Model Village built with Indian assistance under the Model Villages Program of the Ministry of Housing and Construction & Cultural Affairs was inaugurated at Ranidugama in Gampaha yesterday and the completed houses were handed over to the beneficiaries.
Minister of Housing and Construction & Cultural Affairs Sajith Premadasa, former President Chandrika Bandaranayke Kumaratunga and Acting High Commissioner of India Dr. Shilpak Ambule jointly inaugurated the village.
India has partnered with the Ministry of Housing and Construction & Cultural Affairs to build 100 model villages consisting of a total of 2,400 houses all across Sri Lanka under Indian grant assistance of Rs. 1,200 million.
These 2,400 houses are in addition to the 60,000 houses built under the Indian Housing Project meant for war affected people in the North and East and the estate workers in the plantation areas.
India has undertaken more than 70 people-oriented development projects in various fields including health, education, housing, skill development, infrastructure, vocational training among others, all across the country including the largest University Auditorium in Ruhuna University in Matara. About, 20 such projects are currently under progress. The overall development portfolio of Government of India in Sri Lanka is close to US$ 3 billion out of which US$ 560 million are in grants, the Indian High Commission said.
why Sunday, 07 July 2019 12:19 PM
why? India can't look after it's own people, from Assam to Tamil Nadu, it's mess.... will be a dark side to all this funds, or it's just want make some noise to China, stating that they 've a voice too when it comes to pearl of the Indian ocean
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