The deeds to shops in a newly built shopping complex were handed over to prominent Sri Lankan ‘war heroes’ at an event organised by the Ministry of Defence on Thursday. Secretary of Defence and Urban Development, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, bestowed the legal documents to the new owners of the Ranajayapura shopping centre.
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The Ranajayapura housing project, coined by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the city of heroes, is a state of the art housing project, currently under construction in the North, for the Sri Lankan army. The housing scheme looks to provide modern schooling, healthcare, family care, educational and sport facilities for the soldiers and their families.
Whilst Sri Lanka strives to provide the best housing and amenities for its ‘war heroes’, see here and here, for an indication of the effort made to resettle its war victims.
