Addressing a gathering at a function held to mark India’s Independence Day, the Indian Consul General in Jaffna said that roughly 14,500 houses have been built for internally displaced Tamils in the North-East.
The Consul General further outlined that the Indian housing project, which started after several delays in 2012, would be completed by 2015
SD Moorthy added, that a Colombo to Jaffna Northern Railway Line would be reconstructed with assistance from India by September 2014 this year, reports Colombo Page.
The Consul General’s definitive completion date for a railway line from Colombo to Jaffna comes amidst years of concern regarding the completion and effectiveness of the Indian housing project for the North-East.
Displaced Tamil housing needs ignored - TNA (17 June 2013)
Indian housing scheme stalls in Kilinochchi, local officials cite military interference (18 April 2014)
More than two years gone... Still 49,000 to go (18 August 2012)
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