Govt's aim to defeat terrorism, rural uplift and self -sufficiency -
Minister Yapa
H.M. Abeysinghe, Kuliyapitiya group correspondent
Priorities of the Government are wiping out terrorism, achieving
self-sufficiency in food and providing infrastructural facilities to the
rural areas said the Minister of Media and Information Anura
Piryadarshana Yapa.
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Minister Anura Priyuadarshana Yapa being conducted to the
venue to commission the concreted Wadumunnegedara -
Nawasigahawatta Road. Pannala Pradesheeya Sabha Member
Manjula Herath was also present.
- Picture by H.M. Abeysinghe, Kuliyapitya group
correspondent |
He was speaking at the ceremony held to mark the commissioning of
Wadumunnegedara - Nawasigahawatta Road concreted under the Jathika
Saviya Gama Neguma programme.
The Minister said the restoration of this road was a long felt need.
During the rainy days the road was impassable and it was reduced to
muddy puddles, since water flowed along the road and it was full of
ridges.
Several Governments came to power during the last 40 years, but this
road remained dilapidated. However even belatedly we restored the most
dilapidated part of the road under Jathika Saviya Gama Neguma. The rest
will be tarred in 2009.
He said, our aim is to serve the people, we don't consider the
politics of the beneficiaries. Whatever political party they support we
are duty bound to serve all without discrimination.
The Minister said in 2008 each Grama Niladhari Division was allocated
Rs. 5 lakhs for providing infrastructural facilities, spiritual
development and livelihood development of the villagers.
In 2009 each Grama Niladhari Division will be allocated Rs. 2 million
under Jathika Saviya Gama Neguma programme. After utilisation of such
funds social, economic and spiritual development of the villagers would
be anticipated.
He said, in addition to village level development the Government had
launched a large number of mega development projects. Norochcholai Coal
Power Plant, Upper Kothmale Hydro Power Plant, Hambantota Harbour,
Deduru Oya and Maduru Oya Irrigation Schemes are a few of them.
When the results of these projects come the living standard of the
people would be raised. An agricultural renaissance is also visible
throughout the country now, that indicates the self-sufficiency in food
would be imminent.
Minister said the government launches all those development projects
while making humanitarian operations against the LTTE terrorists. Such
operations are not against the Tamil Community but to liberate them from
LTTE grip and to grant them the much valued democracy as we did in the
East.
No other country in the world makes development operations and
military operations simultaneously, but we do.
He said the Government based on Mahinda Chnthana policies go forward
like a flowing river. No force could block the forward flow of a river.
Similarly no force could hinder the forward march of the Government. The
Government is committed to delivering goods for the people, as they are
well aware of that fact and they rally around the Government.
Pannala PS Members Manjula Herath, Chandra Kamalasiri Herath and
Protus Keerti, Chairman Wadumunnegedara Rural Development Society P.M.
Jayawardhana and Ms. P.M. Karunawathie also spoke. |
