Rs. 1372 million for development of North and East

COLOMBO: The Agreement for the Rehabilitation of Economical, Physical and Social Infrastructure Project will be signed today at the auditorium of the Ministry of Nation Building and Development.

The agreement between the Ministry of Nation Building and Development and the Germen Technical Cooperation on behalf of the Ministry of Economical Cooperation and Development of the Government of Germany, is signed with the objectives of promoting the living standards of the people in tsunami affected areas.

The Government of Germany plans to invest a sum of Rs. 1250 million (Eruo 10 million) for this project with the private contribution together with the donation by the Non Governmental Organisation such as German World Vision of Germany this figure will amount to a sum of Rs. 1372.7 million which will be utilized for this purpose. This project will be implemented in the Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Hambantota districts.