Technical officers for islandwide services

The Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Ministry recruited new technical officers for islandwide services.

Certificates for these newcomers were handed over at the Construction Training Development Institute auditorium by Minister Wimal Weerawansa recently.

The minister said, two years earlier the ministry was facing almost a crisis as there were talk of removing its employers due to financial reasons. "Previous authorities were even pondering whether the ministry should be abolished. Yet, today this institution has become one with great responsibility which reaches a majority of the grass root level communities," he said.

The minister added that unlike other ministries, this ministry is not involved in only official matters. "We are different from others as this ministry's main objective is to provide houses for the innocent underprivileged people of this country," the minister said.

"A permanent house is one of the fundamental elements of the Asian family. It binds the family and makes their relationships healthy," Minister Weerawansa said. "Therefore, these new officers have an exceptional responsibility than a mere employer who work eight hours a day," he noted.