Lanka's harmonious ethnic relations:

'Census good indicator'

Priyanka Kurugala

Prime Minister D M Jayaratne said the present census shows how all ethnic groups in this country live in peace and harmony.

Prime Minister D M Jayaratne was addressing officers of the Census Department at the Prime Minister's official residence at Visumpaya on March 10.

He said that the Tamil and Muslim population in the Northern and the Eastern Provinces is smaller when compared to the population living in other parts of the country.

He said developing countries give priority to conducting a census as it is very important for the progress of a country. Modern technology is used nowadays for this task.Therefore, people need to provide accurate and correct details to officers to make the census a success.

Census Department Director General Suranjana Vidyaratna, Colombo District Secretary Kamal Padmasiri and Directors of the Census Department H R Gunasekera and WMMAS Prema Kumara were present on the occasion.