India to build another 10,000 houses in Sri Lanka

November 3, 2023 at 2:17 AM

The Government of India has announced plans to build another 10,000 houses for estate workers in Sri Lanka, as part of ‘Phase 4’ of the Indian Housing Project.

Delivering the keynote address at ‘Nam 200’ yesterday  celebrating 200 years since the arrival of Indian Origin Tamils (IOT) to Sri Lanka, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed that commending the success of ‘Phase 3’ of India’s flagship development project, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that a further 10,000 houses will be built for estate workers in Sri Lanka.