French envoy visits East

Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka Christine Robichon visited the projects funded by the French Development Agency - AFD in the Eastern Province recently.

France has been supporting the Eastern province's reconstruction and development since 2005 through a major infrastructure project of Rs 12 billion funded by AFD in Trincomalee.

This integrated project focuses on the construction and rehabilitation of public infrastructure damaged by the 2004 tsunami, such as, roads, bridges, water supply networks, electricity transport networks and community social infrastructure.

Ambassador Robichon visited the Kinniya water tower which will be the highest water tower in Sri Lanka.

The construction of the project is part of the ongoing Rs 3.5 billion investment in the water sector under the integrated project, aiming at providing drinking water for over 300,000 people at Kantale, Kinniya, Trincomalee, Thamphalakamam and Sampalthivu.

The ambassador also visited Ayurvedic hospital and Abeypura Girl's School in Trincomalee, milk collection centre at Palathopur, Naduththivu Road and Al Satham Vidyalam School in Muthur and sub-projects carried out by the North East Community Restoration and Development Project.

The AFD supported 209 sub projects in the Trincomalee district.