Deiannewela

Deiannewela or Deiyannewela (Sinhala: දෙයියන්නේවෙල Tamil: தெய்யன்னவெல) is a Village Officer Domain (or GN Division) of Gangawata Korale Divisional Secretariat in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka.

In 1934 the Kandy Municipal Council, constructed a number of model tenements in Deiyannewela, as part of its slum clearance programme.

[1] There were over 145 tenement buildings constructed, housing over one thousand unskilled and skilled labourers.

[3] The program was sponsored and promoted by George E. de Silva, the Minister for Health and member of the State Council of Ceylon, representing Kandy.

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