Rs 15,000 m for One Project for One Village

Rs 82 m for Beruwala:

Ridma DISSANAYAKE

The government has allocated over Rs 15,000 million on Eka Gamakata Eka Wedak (One Project for One Village) programme under the purview of the Divi Neguma programme.

According to this programme, each Grama Sewa Division will receive Rs one million.

The Beruwala electorate had received Rs 82 million under this programme and all measures are in place to launch 82 development projects in 82 Grama Sewa Divisions in the electorate, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said.

The minister was addressing the inauguration ceremony of the development programme in Beruwala.

He inaugurated the construction activities of a playground in Moragalla, Hettimulla Grama Sewa Division after the inauguration of the One Project for One Village programme.

"We suffered a lot in the past three decades due to war. But now that situation had changed. Currently, we can development across the country, especially in the North and East provinces.

"There is a huge development process in every field and all development projects which have been initiated in the fisheries sector are to be completed by the end of next year," Minister Senaratne said. Provincial Council Members Piyal Nishantha, M Amjard, Beruwala Mayor Milfar Kafoor, Beruwala Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Prasanna Sanjeewa, Secretary Dhammika Rajapaksha and Coordinating Secretary Sri Lal Munasinghe were also participated.