Thiruvalluvar Kudiyieruppu model village, one of the model village housing projects being implemented islandwide covering the 25 districts, was handed over to 24 beneficiary families in Kilinochchi on 17 January.
Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha and Minister of Urban Development, Construction, and Housing Anura Karunathilaka attended the inauguration.
This islandwide model village housing project is funded by grant support from the government of India and was initiated with the MoU signing between the two governments in October 2017.
The project encompasses housing facilities for 600 low-income families in Sri Lanka, with a model village consisting of 24 houses per district for families selected by the district housing committees.
Model villages in 12 districts have already been completed and handed over, with the overall project nearing 96% completion. The remaining villages are expected to be handed over shortly.