India funds new housing in Sri Lanka’s Galle District
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Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha and Sri Lankan Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Dr. H. M. Susil Ranasinghe jointly opened the 22nd Model Village in Galle, Sri Lanka, and transferred ownership of the homes to residents.
The village consists of 24 housing units built with funding from the Indian government. This project is part of a larger effort to build model villages in all 25 districts of Sri Lanka.
India and Sri Lanka signed a memorandum of understanding in October 2017 to partner on the housing initiative, which aims to provide homes for 600 low-income families. District Housing Committees selected the families who would receive housing. The project is nearing completion, with model villages now established in 21 districts including Batticaloa, Kandy, and Colombo. Officials expect to hand over the final three villages to residents in the near future.
