The foundation stone for a fully equipped new village at the Abaragala Estate in Welimada, built at a cost of Rs. 850 million for 170 plantation community families, is being laid today.
The event is being held under the patronage of Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Samantha Vidyaratne and Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Dr. Susil Ranasinghe.
The project aims to provide safe housing for families who lost their homes in the recent disaster and for those living in high-risk zones.
The Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure said Rs. 5 million will be allocated for each beneficiary family, to be released in three stages of Rs. 2 million, Rs. 1.5 million and Rs. 1.5 million. The houses will be built on a 05-hectare site, and every beneficiary family will receive ownership of 10 perches of land.
