Iranian boost for Batticaloa

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Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Economic Development and Seyyed Amir Mansour Borghai First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Acting Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs of the Islamic Republic of

Iran participated as the chief guests at the opening ceremony of the new housing scheme in the Kankeyanodai Village, Manmunaipattu DS Division in the Batticaloa District. This new housing scheme was built for the benefit of civilians who had been rendered homeless in the war.

The complex includes 70 housing units, mosque, community and health centre, children park and a developed internal road network. The total cost of this project is Rs.171 million.

Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, Chief Minister of Eastern Province; M.L.A.M. Hisbullah, Deputy Minister of Child Development and Women’s Affairs; Mahamoud Rahimi Gorgi the Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Iran also participated at this occasion.

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