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Development takes strides in Uva

Rs 2,229 has been set aside for the renovation of the road network in the Moneragala and Badulla districts, Uva Province Chief Minister Sasheendra Rajapaksa said.

Renovation of roads in rural areas and plantations will be given priority, he said.

The Chief Minister said: “Due to the lack transport facilities, the people cannot transport their produce to towns.

Rs 230 million will be spent for the renovation of plantation and rural roads under the Sumaga programme, a brainchild of Uva Province Road Development Minister Kumarasiri Ratnayaka.

The World Bank has provided machinery worth Rs 10.8 million for the purpose.

Meanwhile, steps have been taken to raise the nutritional standards of the rural folk and veterinary resource in the province spending Rs 35 million.

Low income group families comprising 5,841 have been provided with 136,40 chicks under the Divi Neguma programme.

About 340 cattle and 1,000 goats were also distributed. Funds were provided for 500 cattle sheds.

The Chief Minister said the Badulla and Moneragala districts suffered from malnutrition.

He said Rs 280 million has been spent for the renovation of tanks, anicuts and canals in the province. Irrigation Director Janaka Wijekone said about 15,000 families have benefited from the project.

Meanwhile, a thousand families who did not have ownership deeds were awarded deeds by President Mahinda Rajapaksa recently.

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