More funds for rural development

During the last three decades most of the roads bordering uncleared villages in Anuradhapura and Polonnoruwa districts were abandoned and not maintained properly due to the frequent LTTE terrorist attacks.

Today our troops are triumphantly and gaining our lands back from the grip of the LTTE under the fearless leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said Punchi Banda Ratnayake the North Central Provincial Road Development Minister after inauguration of the rehabilitation work of Pin Para rural road in Minneriya at a cost of Rs. 12 million.

The project comes under the series of road development projects as a tribute to the 25 years political life of the Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Minister and the Secretary General of SLFP Maithripala Sirisena.

The Provincial Minister said once the war is over the Government would be able to grant more funds to the Provincial Councils to upgrade the infrastructure facilities, including road development. He said rehabilitation work of Yakkure-Manampitiya main rural road was in progress at a cost of Rs. 150 million.

Once the road has been constructed the people in Yakkure and suburbs could arrive at Manampitiya by travelling 15 kilometres instead of present 70 kilometres thus saving their time, money and the energy.