Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara says that steps have been taken to initiate the mega housing project jointly by Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) and the Housing Development Authority.

It is based on the needs of expatriate workers as urban condominiums and rural single housing units.

The ministry will start a survey regarding the housing needs of expatriate workers from next Monday onwards.

The information is expected to be available within two weeks and the survey is scheduled to be conducted through the development officers assigned to all the divisional secretariats, Sri Lankan foreign missions and through the official website of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, Minister Nanayakkara said.

After analyzing the data obtained from the survey conducted targeting expatriate workers and their family members, the construction work of the housing project will be implemented in identified lands owned by the Housing Development Authority and the government