Road development projects in EP, NCP

Shirley Wijesinghe

Massive road development projects will commence in the Eastern and North Central Provinces at a cost of US$ 78 million from December 2009. The project will be completed in four years with financial assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The project will be coordinated and supervised by the Provincial Councils.

The agreement in connection with the above project was signed between the Finance Ministry and representatives of the ADB recently. According to Ministry sources, the project will cover the rehabilitation of about 370 km of roads in the North Central and Eastern Provinces.

Meanwhile, the Government has allocated Rs. 625 million for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of local bodies in the North in 2010 which have been damaged or destroyed due to LTTE terrorism. Under these allocations, 36 local bodies including Town Councils and Pradeshiya Sabahas will get new buildings.