The Ministry of Defence has announced that the construction of new houses for families whose homes were destroyed by recent cyclone-related disasters will begin this week.
Additional Secretary to the Ministry, K.G. Dharmathilaka, stated that all necessary instructions and preparations for the housing reconstruction program have already been finalized.
He further noted that 92% of the Rs. 25,000 financial assistance provided for cleaning disaster-affected houses has been successfully disbursed to the beneficiaries.
