Puttalam:Four newly constructed houses were handed over to selected low-income families in the Mahakumbukkadawala Divisional Secretariat Division of Puttalam District. The event took place under the patronage of Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Professor Chandana Abayarathna.

According to News.LK, the houses were built as part of the national programme ‘A Place of Your Own – A Beautiful Life’, implemented across the island by the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA). Each house received a financial allocation of Rs. 1 million.

The initiative aims to meet the housing needs of low-income families by providing permanent homes. The four houses handed over are located in the Mohoriya, Daluwegama, and Mahakumbukkadawala Grama Niladhari divisions.

Housing construction under this programme is also progressing in several other Divisional Secretariat divisions within the Puttalam District.