Electricity for over 81 pc
Chaminda Perera
The Power and Energy Ministry has provided electricity to over 81 per
cent of the population, Power and Energy Ministry source said yesterday.
He said a crash programme is under way to provide electricity to the
rest soon. The Ministry launched 7,400 rural electrification schemes
last year and 4,200 have already been vested in the people.
Power and Energy Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne will also inaugurate
Heenberanduwa, Banagoda and Kemapanawatta rural electrification schemes
on May 30 benefiting over 600 families in the Pelmadulla electorate.
Small and Medium Scale entrepreneurs will benefit from these projects
for which Rs. 30 million has been provided by the Asian Development
Bank.
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