The Sri Lankan government's plans to build 65,000 homes would go some way to solving the Northern province's homelessness crisis, according to Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran.
Speaking at an event in Mannar, Mr Wigneswaran said that while the lack of housing in the North was a common complaint, the Northern Provincial Council did not have the funding to solve the crisis.
If the government's announcement about plans to build 65,000 homes were in fact implemented, this would resolve the housing crisis, Mr Wigneswaran said.
The Sri Lankan government announced last month that it would build 65,000 homes for 'war-hit families'. However the number announced covers the government's plans for the Northern and Eastern provinces combined.