Rs. 850 Million New Village Project for 170 Plantation Families

COLOMBO (News 1st): The laying of the foundation stone for a fully-equipped new village project at the Abaragala Estate in Welimada, constructed at a cost of Rs. 850 million for 170 plantation community families in Welimada, is taking place today.

The event is held under the patronage of the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, Samantha Vidyaratne, and the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, Dr. Susil Ranasinghe.

The main objective of the program is to provide safe housing for families who lost their homes due to the disaster situation and those living in high-risk zones.

The Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure stated that a financial allocation of Rs. 5 million will be set aside for each beneficiary family under this project.

The relevant financial allocations are planned to be disbursed in three stages: Rs. 2 million, Rs. 1.5 million, and Rs. 1.5 million.

The land area allocated for these houses is 05 hectares.

Every beneficiary family will be granted ownership of 10 perches of land.