COLOMBO, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, yesterday, instructed officials of the ministry of urban development and housing, to complete the country’s all housing projects for low-income families by 2024.
At a meeting, the prime minister also instructed officials to implement urban development projects, in accordance with the national action plan.
Additional Secretary to the ministry, Dr. M.M.S.B. Yalegama, said that, it is planned 50,000 houses will be built for low-income families by 2024.
“In Colombo our aim is to provide apartments to the poor. Already, 14,611 units have been completed. Another 5,590 in Colombo are under construction,” Yalegama said.
In Colombo, Yalegama added that, 1,996 houses are being built with Chinese aid, along with 1,472 houses being built using the Asian Development Bank grants.
