Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Sri Lanka President Dissanayake Hands Over 165 Housing Title Deeds
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake gave house ownership papers to 165 families.
The families are part of the third phase of a housing project supported by India.
Indian and Sri Lankan officials attended the ceremony.
A new community called Navodayapuram was also opened in Poonagala.
It was built for 50 families affected by disasters.
India’s project plans to provide 60,000 houses in Sri Lanka.
So far, 50,000 houses have been completed, while 10,000 more are being built.
The two countries are also working together on recovery after Cyclone Ditwah.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake handed over title deeds to 165 families under Phase III of the Indian Housing Project.
India’s acting High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Maitrey Kulkarni, and Sri Lankan ministers and MPs attended the ceremony.
Navodayapuram, a Sri Lankan government housing project for 50 disaster-affected families, was inaugurated in Poonagala.
The Indian Housing Project aims to build 60,000 houses in Sri Lanka, with 50,000 completed and 10,000 under construction.
India and Sri Lanka also reviewed recovery initiatives under India’s USD 450 million Cyclone Ditwah rehabilitation package.
- Who
- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, India’s acting High Commissioner Maitrey Kulkarni, Sri Lankan ministers, and MPs attended the event.
- What
- Title deeds were handed over to 165 beneficiary families under Phase III of the Indian Housing Project, and Navodayapuram was inaugurated.
- When
- The ceremony took place on Friday; a related rehabilitation-package review was held on Tuesday.
- Where
- Sri Lanka; Navodayapuram was inaugurated in Poonagala.
- Why
- The housing initiatives aim to provide homes and support the upliftment and empowerment of communities, including Indian-origin Tamils and disaster-affected families.
- Title deeds distributed
- 165 families received title deeds under Phase III of the Indian Housing Project.
- Project target
- The Indian Housing Project is committed to building 60,000 houses in Sri Lanka.
- Completed houses
- 46,000 houses in Sri Lanka’s North and East and 4,000 in plantation areas were reported completed.
- Houses underway
- Construction of another 10,000 houses is underway in plantation regions.
- Navodayapuram
- The Sri Lankan government-built community was created for 50 disaster-affected families in Poonagala.
- Rehabilitation package
- India’s USD 450 million package supports recovery initiatives after Cyclone Ditwah.