Soldiers complete building 4575 new homes & renovating another 2758 in Wanni & North

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Soldiers complete building 4575 new homes & renovating another 2758 in Wanni & North
Sri Lanka Army formations in Wanni and North, in support of the government's ongoing resettlement project under 'Uthuru Wasanthaya' programme, have to-date completed construction of 4575 new houses and rebuilt or renovated 2758 existing units on the instructions of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya after the resettlement drive commenced last year.
Soldiers serving field formations under Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni, Kilinochchi, Mullaittivu and Jaffna were accordingly able to put up those new houses with the cooperation of state agencies, private donors, recipients and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in their respective areas. A total of 2293 new houses had been thus built in Kilinochchi. In addition, troops built 1030 houses in Mullaittivu, 662 in Wanni, 572 in Jaffna and 18 in the East during this period contributing their might towards the nation-building.
As the resettlement programme reached its apex, soldiers with the consent of the returnees have been able to renovate or repair a total of 2758 dilapidated or damaged or partly-ruined houses in Wanni and the North. This renovation and repair programme, covered 962 houses in Kilinochchi area, 897 in Mullaittivu area, 897 in Wanni area and 2 in Jaffna during the same period.
Soldiers have also been able to complete these projects with minimal cost to both the government and the re-settlers since the majority of the resources were either collected or received as donations.
Courtesy : Army media