India to build 1000 houses for IDPs

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Ahead of the visit of Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna to Sri Lanka, a memorandum of understanding has been signed for a “Pilot Project” for construction of 1000 houses by India for the war displaced Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka. This is part of India’a commitment to build 50 thousand houses for them.

Krishna is scheduled to visit the island nation for 3 days from 25th of this month for bilateral talks. Besides calling on the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Minister is to formally inaugurate the Indian consulates in Jaffna and Hambantota. These consulates are in addition to the existing Consulate at Kandy to cater essentially to the Indian origin Tamils in the tea estates.

The Agreement is between Hindustan Prefab Limited under the administrative control of Government of India, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. It was signed by T.S. Tirumurti, Joint Secretary on behalf of Ministry of External Affairs and Jaiveer Srivastavaa, Chairman & Managing Director, HPL in New Delhi.

A statement by the Indian mission in Colombo said that under the Pilot Project, each house consists of 540 sq.ft. area and will be constructed with locally available material. HPL would be the Project Monitoring Consultant.

According to diplomatic circles the focus of the visit of Krishna would be on rehabilitation of the nearly three lakh displaced Tamil civilians during the conflict between the LTTE and Sri Lankan forces and on a political solution for resolution of the ethnic conflict.

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Kithul Ramba Thursday, 18 November 2010 07:12 AM

India keep saying they are building houses .Where? We have not seen even a tent so far.

knight rider Thursday, 18 November 2010 08:03 AM

watch out this is another trick to capture the construction industry by establishing their own companies here.

Damien Perera Thursday, 18 November 2010 08:07 AM

When the houses are completed and ready for occupation, will we see an application to the Supreme Court for injunction against the allotment to Tamils on the ground that it is a violation of the fundamental rights of the Sinhalese as happened in Norochcholai in the East about two years ago when 500 houses built for Muslim Tsunami victims from Saudi funds were about to be handed over to the Muslim victims?
The houses are still gathering dust while the Tsunami victims are languishing in camps.

net Thursday, 18 November 2010 08:15 AM

First India should give a shelter and toilets to millions of people in India who needs it badly before poking your finger in others .......

PRANANDU Thursday, 18 November 2010 09:15 AM

Shame for us.

Jix Thursday, 18 November 2010 09:38 AM

Thank you India. What I don’t understand however is that there are millions of homeless in your own country so.. but thank you again.

Tonto Thursday, 18 November 2010 09:49 AM

Today, Hambantota is teeming with Chinese nationals. Very soon we will be having Indian colonies mushrooming everywhere.

obama laden Thursday, 18 November 2010 11:14 AM

well done india! As you see there are many narrow minded lankans dont like your help.

Powerless Thursday, 18 November 2010 11:22 AM

What happened to the 50000 houses promissed earlier?

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