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Building of 680 houses for the displaced underway in Jaffna A project of setting up 680 houses for the displaced in Jaffna district is under way, Security Forces Headquarters of Jaffna Commander Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe said. He pointed out that the houses would be handed over to the IDPs before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. In accordance, the IDPs' houses were built in their own plots with the confirmation of the Assistant Government Agent that the plot was owned by the IDP. Major General Hathurusinghe said the houses were built entirely by the Army funded by the philanthropists. The Army provides sand, cement blocks and labour while well wishers provide cement, roofing sheets and timber. Courtesy :Government Information Department