News in Brief :
Special Progress Review Meeting of the Poonagala Housing Project 2025.06.28
A special progress review meeting of the Poonagala Housing Project, which is being implemented in the Badulla District under the Disaster Victim Resettlement Program, was held at the Punagala project site on the afternoon of (28). The meeting, chaired by the Minister of Plantations and Community Infrastructure, Mr. Samantha Vidyarathna, discussed the current status of housing construction, procurement of raw materials, land allocation and subdivision, obtaining and implementing recommendations from the Building Research Institute, obtaining approvals from the Pradeshiya Sabha, provision of infrastructure facilities including internal roads, water and electricity, preparation of survey plans and project expenses, etc. Minister Samantha Vidyaratne emphasized the need to resolve the practical issues in implementing the project, complete the construction work expeditiously and provide houses to the beneficiaries. The political authority of Badulla District including Members of Parliament, officials of the District Secretariat including the Badulla District Secretary, officials of the Ministry of Disaster Management and the Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure, and a group of officials of public and private institutions directly contributing to the project participated in this discussion.
