N-E development to be accelerated

Shirley Wijesinghe

Whatever decisions were taken by the voters of the North and East at the elections, the Government would ensure the completion of the development projects without any hesitation, Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon said.

The development activities in North and East had been seriously affected by LTTE terrorist activities during the last three decades. But the Government was determined to accelerate the development process in those areas, Minister Tennakoon added.

He was speaking at an event organized at Yapagama, Dambulla recently to distribute 25 new double cabs for 25 Pradeshiya Sabhas in the North and East.

The Ministry had spent Rs. 37.5 million to provide infrastructure facilities needed by the Local bodies in the North and East Provinces.

Tractors, trailers, backhoe machines worth over Rs.120 million had been distributed to selected Local bodies in the same provinces under the Uthuru Vasanthaya accelerated program to ease their daily work routine programs.

Northen Province Governor Major General G.A. Chandrasiri, Local Government Commissioner R. Wijayalakshmi and Local Government and Provincial Councils Secretary Casion Herath were also present.