Oct 16, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning inspected the progress of the housing project in "Ranaviru Village" for the security forces at Ipalogama in Anuradhapura.

The proposed project will construct a township consisting of 1620 houses at Ipalogama in the initial stage.

The Cabinet in March 2007 approved a proposal by President, as Minister of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order for the construction of 50,000 houses for members of all the security forces.

Ministers Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, Anura Priyadarsana Yapa, North Central Province Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake Deputy Minister Duminda Dissanayake, Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa also participated.

(Picture by Sudath Silva)