102 houses under Ranawiru housing project handed over
Saturday, 24 August 2013 00:00
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Another 102 brand new houses constructed in the Nuwara Eliya district under the program to construct 50,000 housing units for the martyred and service heroes of the tri forces and the Civil Defence force were handed over to war heroes and to the families of martyred war heroes by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a special ceremony held at the Central College grounds in Poramadulla on Sunday.
The President ceremonially handed over keys of the first house to Sergeant H.M.U.K Herath, a resident of 7, Bangalawatta, Jonstan Watta, Poramadulla in Rikillagaskada. The President also handed over stationary packs for children at this occasion.
The Ministry of Defence and Urban Development launched the ‘Api Wenuwen Api’ housing project with the aim of elevating the living standards of war heroes and their families by supporting them to construct their own houses. This project is being carried out under the guidance and close supervision of Secretary Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Chairperson of the Defence Ministry’s Seva Vanitha Unit Ioma Rajapaksa.
So far, houses have been built in Kandy, Kurunegala, Matara, Hambantota, Monaragala, Badulla, Galle, Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Kalutara, Kegalle, Polonnaruwa, Gampaha, Ratnapura and Matale districts.
Under these projects, basic infrastructure facilities like roads, electricity, telecommunication, educational, health and water, and sanitary facilities are also improved in the respective villages.
Individuals who wish to extend their support and appreciation to the services and sacrifices of war heroes could do so by contributing generously towards this project. Contributions could be sent to the following bank accounts:
Bank of Ceylon Account No: 7040000
Sampath Bank Account No: 7040000 and Ac No: 092960000600
People’s Bank Account No: 204-1-001-7-0000323
Household equipment and furniture for the houses are also provided under the scheme. The project wil take over five years, with 10,000 houses to be completed each year. Under the first phase of the project, 1,509 housing units were constructed at Ipalogama in the Anuradhapura district and were handed over to the war heroes and to the families of the martyred war heroes. The housing project is the realisation of a pledge made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to the members of the armed forces during the last Presidential election campaign.
The total cost for one house of the project is Rs. 3.5 million and it is significant that all these houses are constructed by soldiers.
