A ceremony was held at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday (19 Feb.), to inaugurate a housing project financed by the Government of India to construct 10,000 houses for plantation sector workers.
Accordingly, the fourth phase of India’s housing project in Sri Lanka’s plantation sector will entail building 1,300 houses across 45 estates in ten districts.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe joined the event virtually with Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported.
On 28 November 2023, the High Commission of India, signed two significant agreements for the construction of 10,000 houses in plantation areas of Sri Lanka under the 4th phase of the Indian Housing Project.