‘Developing villages, govt’s main aim’

Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said that politicians of all parties should reach a consensus to bring development to the villages regardless of political ideologies.

“This is the Government’s priority,” he said.

The Minister made these observations while participating in the opening of electricity extension lines to Udakadawala Buddhist monastery on Monday with UNP Panduwasnuwara Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekera.

This project was co-funded by Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and UNP parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekera through their budgetary allocations. Minister Yapa added that the cooperation between him and the UNP parliamentarian Jayasekera resulted in the successful completion of this project and it sets and example to the people in villages to shed petty differences and work for the country’s development.