Houses for displaced Muslims in North

by Mohammed Naalir

An agreement related to constructing houses for the resettling Muslim displaced people in the North was signed at the Industries and Commerce Ministry recently.

Industries and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen on behalf of the Sri Lankan Government and Kuwait Integrated Relief Committee President Badar Shamarook on behalf of Kuwait signed the agreement

The committee intends to construct 2,000 housing units in the North under this project, according to Ministry sources. For the first phase of the project, US$ 231,000 has been reserved to construct 42 housing units. The construction work of the proposed housing scheme will commence this week.