India-Sri Lanka Relations

Aug. 13, 2018

Government of India handed over the first lot of more than 400 houses built for Indian-origin people in Sri Lanka's central province.

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  • India has already built 46,000 houses in war affected north and east provinces of Sri Lanka. Another 4,000 houses are also under construction for plantation workers in central and Uva province.

  • Socio-economic condition of Tamil Sri Lankan workers in plantation sectors is poor with housing being a major problem.

  • Indian housing project in Sri Lanka with a grant over 350 million US dollars is one of the largest grant assistance abroad given by Indian government.

Source : The Hindu

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