President inaugurates Electricity for All Programme
HAMBANTOTA: President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday inaugurated a
National Programme to provide electricity to every household in the
island.
The President also declared open a monument at Mayurapura, Hambantota
symbolising the commencement of the Hambantota Town development, under a
new Ruhunupura Development Plan to coincide with the 2550th Sri
Sambuddha Jayanthiya and to commemorate the first anniversary President
Mahinda Rajapaksa's assumption of duties as the Executive President.
The new marketing complex, and the beach park constructed under the
Ruhunupura New Development Plan also were opened for the public by the
President yesterday.
The Conference Halls, Administrative Complexes, Library facilities
and Stadiums proposed under the plan are under construction.
The President also read the proclamation on the "Ruhunu Nidahas
Ambara" (Ruhunu Open Skies) policy. The first to take advantage of this
open skies policy was a SriLankan Airlines Air Taxi and a Deccan
Aviation helicopter, which flew over Weerawila to mark the proclamation.
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