Mankulam Police station opened after 15 years :

Development projects underway

Suraj A Bandara

Several development projects have been launched to uplift the living conditions of all communities, Prime Minister D M Jayaratne said.

The Government aims to enhance the living standards of people in all parts of the country, he said. A number of development projects are under-way aiming to uplift living conditions of all communities, he said after opening the Mankulam police station in the Kilinochchi district. The Police station was reopened after 15 years yesterday.

The Police station was renovated under A class category and is equipped with all latest facilities a police station need. The Ceylon Tobacco Corporation sponsored the reconstructing of the police station. It was reconstructed in six months at an estimated cost of Rs 130 million. Prime Minister Jayaratne said the main duty of the police should be to restore peace through good governance and reconciliation.

“If the police maintained law and order with a proper mechanism no strife would resurge. Most burning issues in the society could be tackled with police support,” he added.

The Premier said many programs have been earmarked to protect the benefits derived from the Mahinda Chintana policy initiative in the North and East. He noted that political differences should be confined only to the political areas and not for religious or cultural spheres. Political divisions will hamper the country’s march to progress, he said.

IGP Mahinda Balasuriya and Ceylon Tobacco Corporation Chairman Jayampathi Bandaranaike also participated.

The Security Forces regained the Mankulam Police from the LTTE in 1996.