President to open tallest building in Jaffna

Nadira Gunatilleke

The newly built Central Functioning Building complex at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will ceremonially open the Central Functioning Building complex built at Jaffna Teaching Hospital this morning on the invitation of Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena, a Health Ministry spokesman said. According to the spokesman the building complex which cost Rs. 2,870 million was built with the assistance of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). This is the second hospital project to be opened under the Health Ministry's 2013-2017 five year health development plan.

There are eight operating theatres, two Intensive Care |Units with 20 beds in each, central supply and sterilization unit, central laboratory,

CT scan unit and many modern medical facilities will be available in the building.

The building complex is powered by a solar power unit positioned at the top of the building complex, he said. This is the tallest building constructed in the Jaffna district.

Health Deputy Minister Lalith Dissanayake, Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda and many others will be present.