A total of 5,000 houses across the country will be vested with beneficiaries today (5) to mark World Habitat Day, with at least one house being vested in each Grama Niladhari (GN) division, Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Dr Susil Ranasinghe said.

He said the houses had been constructed with Rs 1 million in Government assistance and community labour, while houses built under resettlement projects in the Northern and Eastern Provinces with Rs 2 million in Government assistance would also be vested with beneficiaries today.

Accordingly, 618 houses have been built in the Kurunegala District, 200 in Kandy, 694 in Jaffna, 341 in Gampaha, 402 in Ampara and 348 in Anuradhapura.

Dr Ranasinghe said several water supply projects would also be launched today to coincide with World Habitat Day.