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The Government is faced with a severe financial downfall because of the previous government's corruption and maladministration, Minister of Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Alick Aluvihare said.

Speaking after opening the newly built Rs. 7 million Divisional Secretariat at Kantale, he said public servants should consider themselves servants of the public and not masters.

Aluvihare said the Divisional Secretary system was started on a concept of the late President Ranasinghe Premadasa to facilitate the village population.

Earlier, villagers had to go to Kachcheris to obtain their needs, wasting time and money. Now with the opening of Divisional Secretariats in every division, people are very much convenienced, the Minister said. It is learnt that some Divisional Secretaries do not occupy government quarters and steps will be taken against such officers, he said. Aluvihare insisted that Divisional Secretaries should take the initiative to get assistance from the public to repair the secretariat buildings.

Trincomalee District MP, K.M. Thawfeek, UNP organiser Sunil Santha Ranaweera, District Secretary N.P.K. Nelumdeniya and Divisional Secretary S. Piyadasa also spoke.

On Friday, Minister of Home Affairs, Local Government and Provincial Councils Earl Gunasekera opened the new building put up in 2000 for the Kachcheri Divisional Secretariat costing Rs. 5 million on request by Trincoamlee District parliamentarians M.A.M. Mahroof and K.M. Thawfeek.

Divisional Secretary K.S. Jeyachandra said electricity and telephone facilities will be provided to the new Kuchchaveli Divisional Secretariat soon.

He said he will do his best to provide facilities to the offices.

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