NCP to reconstruct Mankulam station

Nimal WIJESINGHE

The people in the North Central Province will contribute for the re-construction of the Mankulam railway station on the Vavuniya Jaffna railway line.

North Central Provincial Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake speaking at a specially convened meeting held at the Chief Ministry recently revealed that the North Central Provincial Council has undertaken the task to reconstruct the Mankulam railway station in the process of clearing the railway passage for the operation of Yal Devi train from South to the North under the Uthuru Vasanthaya program, since the LTTE terrorism and its leaders have been already wiped out in the Northern region.

The Provincial Council Ministers, members of the PC, members of Pradeshiya Sabhas, Ministry Secretaries, Heads of Departments, representatives of the NGO and public organisations attended the special meeting where the methodologies to be adopted in the reconstruction project were discussed.

"During the Poson season in the light of the prevailing peaceful and enthusiastic situation in the country resulting from the liberation of the country and the nation from the clutches of LTTE terrorism, it is expected that around 2.5 million devotees would throng into Anuradhapura and Mihintale.

"We have arranged to sell a specially designed flag among the devotees to raise the Mankulam Railway station Reconstruction Fund" the Chief Minister said.

He said further that those who are employed in the government and private sectors in the North Central Province would be requested to contribute at least a day's salary to the fund.