'Achieving equity in development, Government's main aim'

Shirley Wijesinghe

Achieving equity in development, while sustaining growth is the main focus of the present Government in the economic sphere, Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils Janaka Bandara Tennakoon said while declaring open the T.B.Tennakoon memorial multi purpose building complex in Galewela recently.

The Government's intention was to provide direct benefits to the masses through a variety of community based development projects, he added. The Building complex constructed at a cost of Rs. 80 million is expected to help the people of the area in a variety of ways including the 1,000 seater conference hall which fills a long existing vaccum for such a facility in the area.

The new building complex is a part of a larger development plan which concentrates in the Dambulla area with a number of such programs in the pipeline to make the area a commercial hub.

The event was also attended by Ministers Dinesh Gunewardene, Bandula Gunewardene, Rohana Dissanayake and local officials.