More than two years gone... Still 49,000 to go

by admin
Aug 17, 2012
An Indian housing project for Tamil IDPs has been declared 'on track', despite only 1,000 of the much vaunted 50,000 houses having been constructed, since the scheme was announced more than two years ago.

Ashok K. Kantha, High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka hailed the completion of the first 1,000 houses earlier this week, despite the houses having been formally handed over to Tamil IDPs some 8 months ago.

The pledge to construct 50,000 houses was made in June 2010, as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh toured the island. Since then only 2% of the promised houses have been built.

Two years on and still another 49,000 left to go.

See our earlier posts:

Only 49,000 to go (08 January 2012)

India to rebuild Vanni schools, but promised houses yet to materialise (10 October 2011)

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