INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha has inaugurated and handed over the Thiththavelkiwla Model Village in Monaragala to
of Rural and Urban Development, Housing and Construction of Sri Lanka with grant support from the Government of India, the High Commission
said in a statement.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of India and the Government of Sri Lanka was signed for the
The project encompasses housing facilities for 600 low-income families of Sri Lanka, with a model village each consisting of 24 houses per
district for families selected by the District Housing Committees, the statement added.Model villages under the project have earlier been
inaugurated and handed over in 11 districts: Batticaloa, Vavuniya, Jaffna, Kandy, Gampaha, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Matale, Puttalam, Colombo
beneficiaries soon, according to the Indian High Commission.
