Cluster villages to be transferred to townships

Cluster villages developed under the Gama Neguma and other programmes, will be transferred into small townships under the Pura Neguma programme introduced by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa said.

He was addressing a Puttalam district progress review meeting held at the Puttalam District Secretariat on Thursday. Project proposals in respect of 540 Grama Niladhari Divisions in Chilaw, Nattandiya, Wennappuwa, Puttalam and Anamaduwa electorates were discussed at this meeting. Minister Rajapaksa's proposal to develop Wanathawilluwa, Norochcholai, Arachchikattuwa and Navagattegama as small townships, had come up at the meeting. He said that under the Gama Neguma one project for each village programme, steps will be taken to implement project proposals made by Jana Sabha and respresentatives of provincial and local councils.

Ministers A H M Fowzie, A L M Athaulla, Dayashritha Tissera and Priyankara Jayaratne, Wayamba Governor Tissa Balalla, Chief Minister Athula Wijesinghe and Puttalam District Secretary M Kingsley Fernando attended the conference.