In a special ceremony held yesterday ( Feb 24) in Hatton at the Bridwell Estate in Bogawantalawa, 155 houses built under the Indian Housing Project were handed over to beneficiaries jointly by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu in the presence of Minister Palani Digambaram.
Several Members of Parliament and Central Provincial Council, senior officials from Plantation Human Development Trust (PHDT), Implementing Agency - Sri Lanka Red Cross, Bogawantalawa Regional Plantation Company and a large number of people from the region attended the function.
High Commissioner Sandhu in his remarks on the occasion, congratulated the proud owners of the newly built independent houses. Adding that the Indian Housing Project built with a grant of over US$ 350 million (close to 50 billion LKR), was the largest Indian grant assistance project in any country overseas.
Mr Sandhu also recalled that out of the total commitment of 63,000 houses, 47,000 houses had already been built.
Primiere Wickremesinghe in his address at the event thanked Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Government of India for the support extended by India.
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