President's vision helped rebuild SEC - Housing Minister

COLOMBO: "President Mahinda Rajapaksa's leadership helped rebuild the State Engineering Corporation," said Housing and common Amenities Minister Ferial Ashraff.

The Minister was speaking at a function at the Corporation. Construction and Engineering Services Minister Rajitha Senaratne was also present.

Ashraff said the "SEC was among the non-profit making institutions for the last decade due to various reasons".

When I accepted this portplio, most of institutions in the field have faced hardships. "The SEC has been able to make profits within two three years".

This has been achieved by the SEC under the able guidance of late Dr. A. N. S. Kulasinghe former Chairman, Greshan Peiris and Present Chairman, Raja Edirisooriya.

President Rajapaksa had a vision to make the SEC a leading construction institution in Sri Lanka. He gave all the assistance to rebuild this organisation."

Construction and Engineering Services Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said the corporation which achieved success through the cooperation of staff, sets an example to other institutions which are not making profits.

Majority of political parties are with the President for the country's development, he said.

Ministry Secretary Nissanka Wijeratne, National Heritage Ministry Secretary Mallika Karunarantne, SEC Chairman Raja Edirisooriya, National Housing Development Authority, Mohamed Raffeek, Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank Chairman M. M. Yaseen, Ministry Additional Secretary U. N. Rodrigo were present.