Housing project for tsunami hit

AMPARA: The Bolivian Republic of Venezuela signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sri Lanka's Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) to launch a housing project to assist tsunami victims in the Ampara District early this week.

Venezuela donated funds worth US$ 6.2 million for Sri Lanka's post tsunami reconstruction activities in June last year.

The MoU, signed by Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of Venezuela, Luis Raul Montell and Chief Operating Officer of RADA, Saliya Wickremasuriya, will enable Venezuela Embassy officials and RADA to use the funding and embark on the housing construction project.

RADA said the donor funds would be used to construct up to 600-1,000 permanent houses in the Sainthamaruthu Division in the Ampara District.

Assistance to implement this project will be provided by RADA.