Twenty four villages to be developed

Chaminda Vidanage and Nadira Dilrukshi

DAMBADENIYA: Under the ‘Gama Neguma’ programme of the ‘Jathika Saviya’ programme, 24 villages in the Dambadeniya electorate will be developed ensuring solution to problems within the village itself without going behind politicians, said acting Civil Aviation Minister Sarath Kumara Gunawardena.

The Acting Minister made this disclosure when he addressed a meeting to introduce the ‘Gama Neguma’ programme held at Narammala Town Hall last Saturday (03).

Under the ‘Gama Neguma’ programme, people in the area will find out the needs of the village and employ local knowledge and expertise and prepare estimates according to the suggestions of the beneficiaries and allocations will be made accordingly, the Minister explained.

He said that under this programme 4,000 villages in the island will be selected for development.

The programme will be implemented through the ‘Pradeshiya Sabhas’ and in the Dambadeniya electorate three villages in each of the ‘Grama Niladhari’ areas will be selected for development under the first phase.

Dambadeniya SLFP chief organizer Shantha Bandara also spoke. Ven. Pituwewa Gangananda Thera, ‘Gama Neguma’ Advisor A. M. T. Bandara, Alawwa ‘Pradeshiya Sabha’ Chairman Sumith Rajapaksa, Alawwa and Narammala Divisional Secretaries and a large number of people attended the meeting.