Chinese Government provides $60 million grant -- via ETCA -- for development of 2,000 low income housing units

On May 16, 2017, the Chinese Government and the Government of Sri Lanka signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) that committed $60 million in grant funding for the development of 2,000 low income housing units. In August 2019, Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers identified the areas where these housing units will be constructed: The Divisional Secretariat Divisions of Moratuwa, Peliagoda, Thimbirigasyaya and Maharagama and land areas in Peliyagoda and Maharagama. However, as of late 2019, this project had still not yet entered implementation. In April 9, 2018, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for this project was signed. The Urban Development Authority (UDA) would allocate lands for the construction of these houses.

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