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| Wednesday, 9 January 2002 |
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| Revenge, not UNPs policy - Minister by Tissamaharama special correspondent Minister of Southern Region Development Ananda Kularatna at Hambantota that it was not the policy of UNPers to take revenge from anyone. The Minister was addressing a meeting of Government Servants, Heads of departments and Divisional Secretaries in Hambantota district at the district secretariat auditorium. The Minister said that Government servant in the district will not be transferred in a haphazard manner. Instead they will be used to serve the less fortunate people of the district. He said: "Every Government Servant as an ordinary citizen has political affiliations hit these political but they should not be a bar for service towards the people. "The good projects launched by the PA Government which would be beneficial to people would be continued. "Please do not use the words no and cant. Please try to be punctual. I will not hesitate to hold meetings even with a few Government Servants rather than waiting for those who will be late. I will observe punctuality in the true sense of the word. "It was I who spoke of the necessity of an international commercial port at Hambantota for the first time in Parliament in 1998. Now everyone is speaking about it. This port which was a dream during the PA regime would be a reality under the UNF Government. The preparation of the feasibility report will be handed over to a reliable firm in a reliable country since the construction of the port will depend on the feasibility report." He said the proposed international playground will have to be shifted from the proposed place to accommodate harbour construction work. An oil refinery will also come into existence with the setting up of the port. The feasibility report preparation for the port, dredging of tanks and the construction of five hundred houses in each district will be brought under the one hundred day program which will begin from January 15. Deputy Minister of Health Sajith Premadasa, Hambantota district MPs Dilip Vedaarachchi, Siri Andrahennedi, Nihal Galappaththy, District Secretary Ananda Ameratunga and project director NORAD P. S. Gajanayake were also present. |
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