1,000 flats for Berawewa dwellers

by Mohammed Naalir

Moves are underway to construct 1,000 flats in Colombo for the dwellers of Berawewa area under the Berawewa housing development project, the Urban Development and Sacred Area Development Ministry (UDSADM) sources said.

According to the Ministry sources in the first phase of the project a four storeyed housing apartment comprising 320 housing units is being constructed in Dematagoda area for the dwellers of the Berawewa area.

The Ministry sources noted that the construction work is nearing the completion. The estimated cost for each housing unit is Rs. 2.5 million the sources added.

An officer attached to the Ministry said that UDSAD Ministry has focused attention not only towards improving the standards of the cities but also providing permanent houses for the slum dwellers in the Colombo metropolitan area.

The Urban Development Authority is playing a pivotal role in identifying and fulfilling the housing needs of the slum dwellers as well as those who live below the poverty line in the Colombo metropolitan area.

A thirteen storeyed administrative complex costing Rs. 4 billion will be constructed in "Sethsiripaya" Battaramulla with a view to developing the Colombo city as the business city.

The Ministry sources stated that after the opening of the administrative complex in Battaramulla several Government offices and Ministries will be shifted to Battaramulla.

This will result in minimising the traffic congestion in the Colombo city while developing it as the business city.