Twenty year development plan for Jaffna

Jaffna Special corr.

A 20 year plan to develop the Jaffna Municipal Council area has been drawn at a meeting at the Jaffna Municipal Council. Jaffna Mayor Y Patkunarajah presided at the meeting. Jaffna Government Agent K Ganesh, Police officers, Jaffna Municipal Council members and Government department heads were present.

The plan which will cost Rs. 37,898 billion will be implemented in three stages commencing this year.

Development of Duraiappa Stadium, construction of Cultural Development Centre, development of Jaffna Teaching Hospital, construction of international cricket ground at Kalundai, construction of Northern Province Governor's office and residence, reconstruction of Jaffna Railway station, development work at Jaffna bus stand and Jaffna main market, construction of prison house in Jaffna, a housing scheme for low income group at Navanthurai and reconstructing damaged houses for the homeless and reconstruction of Vannankulam and Pullukulam in Jaffna are some of the development plans in the report prepared by the Jaffna town Development program division.