Janasevana newspaper launched
Ridma Dissanayake
According to the Budget 2011 the Government had allocated a large
amount of funds for the Housing Development Authority, more than at any
other time, Construction, Engineering Services,Housing and Common
Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa said.
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ANCL Chairman and Managing Director
Bandula Padmakumara is presenting a copy of the ‘Janasevana’
newspaper to Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and
Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa. ANCL Editorial
Director Seelarathna Senarath, Administration and Legal
Director Rasanga Harischandra are also in the picture.
Picture by Mahinda Vithanachchi |
After President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second term, each Ministry faced
a vast challenge to increase their efficiency and productivity.
Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities
Ministry had started ‘Janasevana’ - one million housing project - to
face this challenge successfully, he noted.
The Minister was addressing the launch of the ‘Janasevana’ monthly
publication held at the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL)
yesterday. This newspaper is published by the Construction, Engineering
Services,Housing and Common Amenities Ministry in collaboration with
ANCL.
‘Janasevana’ is a newspaper which will be published along with
Dinamina. It will come out every month’s third week. “We have
established ‘Janasevana’ housing project by starting ‘Mihindu Sevana’ in
Kirulapone under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. We hope
to construct around 60,000 houses before the end of this year. From next
year we wish to construct two houses in every Gramasevaka Division
yearly and we will complete this project within three years,” the
Minister added.
He noted that the public should have good knowledge about development
program taking place in the country.
ANCL Chairman and the Managing Director Bandula Padmakumara, said
today housing has become a serious matter in Sri Lanka. Because of this
the ‘Janasevana’ project is an essential service. It will support
persons who are expecting houses.
This is a very complex project. It is not only a political thing and
creativeness and intelligence is also very important to get success, he
added.
Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities
Ministry’s Secretary Gotabhaya Jayarathne, Additional Secretary
Dayarathne, ANCL Editorial Director Seelarathna Senarath, Administration
and Legal Director Rasanga Harischandra and ‘Janasevana’ newspaper
designer, ANCL Lay Out and Graphic Designing Managing Director Samantha
Karunasekara also participated.
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