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31 Houses Built by MoD Handed Over to War Heroes

Completing the fourth phase of the "Api Wenuwen Api" housing project launched by the Ministry of Defence, 31 houses were handed over among the war heroes and their families in Badulla and Hambantota districts under the patronage of Commander-In-Chief His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday, 25th June. 

Inaugurating the function, His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open the house built at Athiliwewa for war hero Corporal J.K Vipula Kumara while the main function was held at the Athiliwewa primary school at Thelulla in Wellawaya, Monaragala district. 
 
Ministry of Defence launched the "Api Wenuwen Api" housing project to construct 700 housing units island-wide for the war heroes and it is notable that, many Sri Lankans living here and abroad, showing their goodwill gesture for security forces, have contributed to the "Api Wenuwen Api" housing fund at the request of HE President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa. 
 
The 'Api Wenuwen Api' fund was a concept of the President Rajapaksa, and after years of hard work and dedication by Secretary Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President's brainchild has now become a tangible reality and so far succeeded in providing hundreds of houses to war heroes across the country while catering for many other social welfare matters of service personnel in combined forces and Police. 
 
The "Api Wenuwen Api" housing project was supervised by Defence Ministry's Seva Vanitha Unit under its leadership of the Chairperson Mrs Ioma Rajapaksa. 
 
Vice President of Defence Ministry's Seva Vanitha Unit Mrs Indu Rathnayake said that this project will continue to build houses for war heroes covering all districts of the country. "So far 88 houses were given to service personnel in Kandy, Kurunegala, Matara and Hambantota districts in the first, second and third phases of the project", she added. 
 
"In the fourth phase of the project, 28 Army personnel, one sailor and two air force personnel received houses" she further said. 
 
Governor of Uva Province Nanda Mathew, Ministers Nimal Siripala De Silva, Sumedha G Jayasena, Luxman Senevirathna, Jagath Pushpakumara, Uva Chief Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, deputy minister Secretary to the President Lalith Weerathunga, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, parliamentarians representing Badulla and Moneragala districts, members of provincial council, additional secretaries and senior officials of the Ministry of Defence, senior officers of armed services and police, family members of war heroes received houses and public in the area also participated at the event.

List of Recipients

No  Reg. No Rank   Officer's Name Group   AG Office  Village
 1  S/318735  Pte  Dissanayaka DMA  Present in Service   Siyabalaanduwa  Hela mulla
 2  S/370814  L/Cpl  Ananda AKS  Present in Service   Monaragala  kubukkana
 3  S/401815  Sgt  Pushpakumara RM   Present in Service  Badalkubura   Badalkubura
 4  S/401693  Cpl  Ananda Keerthi DM  Disable   Badalkubura  Meegahakiula
 5  S/513146  L/Cpl  Gamini LA  Present in Service  Palwatta  Buttala
 6  S/413068  L/Cpl  Bandara RGDMSP  Present in Service  Monaragala  Wedikubura
 7  S/2F03080  L/Cpl  Wijenayaka AKGSDK   Present in Service  Monaragala  Monaragala
8   S/413018  Cpl  Anurasiri KMW  Disable   Badalkubura  Lunugala Janpadaya
 9  S/466435  L/Cpl  Dissanayaka DMNK   Present in Service  Badalkubura  Godathatiya
 10  S/7G01511  L/Cpl  Samankumara TVKP  Present in Service  Katharagama  Katharagama
 11  S/460795  Cpl  Kithsiri KP  Present in Service  Buthala  Bibila
 12  S/503485 Cpl  Harishchandra Kumara  Disable  Bibila  Bibila
 13  S/553586  L/Cpl  RT Rajapaksha  Present in Service Buthala  Buthala
 14  S/551427  Staf/Sgt  Amarasena BMG  Present in Service  Monaragala  Wadikubura
 15  S/366911  Cpl  Rathnayake RMJ  Present in Service  Madulla  Moragolla
 16  S/313388  Sgt  Rathnayake KCK    Haldammulla  Uva Mawelagama
 17  S/303600  Cpl  Gunasekara RMW  Present in Service Bandarawwla  Kehelella
 18  S/20F00178  Cpl  Sarath Kumara  Present in Service  
 Passara
 Bibilegama
 19  S/2G03360  Pte  Athapathu AMI  Disable  
Soranathota
 Haliela
 20  S/451748  Sgt   A Gamini Thennakoon  Present in Service  Boralanda  Boralanda
 21  S/4688191  Pte  Dissanayake DMKK  Present in Service  Soranathota  
 22  S/825965  L/Cpl  Rajapaksha WAUSS  Present in Service  Lunugala Lunugala
 23  S/825343  Sgt   Jayasooriya PU  Present in Service  Haldummulla Haldummulla
 24  S/554374  Sgt   Perera MJN Present in Service  Bandarawela  Ella
 25  S/576666  Cpl  Gajanayake  GML Present in Service  Haldummulla Haldummulla
 26  S/3Q01787  L/Cpl  Lalanath AWPC Present in Service  Rideemaliyadda  Mahaoya
 27  S/9Q02811  Pte  Wikramasinghe MWN  Present in Service  Rideemaliyadda  Bibila
 28  XS 23193  Pte  RMUR Rathnayake  Present in Service  Passara  Badulla
 29  13992  Pte  Wijesundara AMT  Present in Service  Haputhale  Diyatalawa
 30  27229  Cpl  Rathnayake RMDS  Present in Service  Haputhale  Diyatalawa
 31  S/16H00191  Cpl  Vipula Kumara  Present in Service  Wellawaya   Athiliwewa


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


(Courtesy : MoD)