COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- The Government of Sri Lanka:News issued the following news release:
The occasion marked the virtual launch of the 4th stage of the Indian Housing project, 'Bharat-Lanka,' aimed at constructing 10,000 houses for plantation sector workers. President Wickremesinghe, along with Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development Jeevan Thondaman and Indian High Commissioner H.E. Santhosh Jha, virtually unveiled the foundation stone plaque for 1300 houses across 45 plantation estates in ten districts.
President Wickremesinghe expressed gratitude to the Government of India for their support, particularly on the 200th anniversary of the upcountry Tamil community's arrival in Sri Lanka. He highlighted eff...