Power for more Kalawana families

Ridma Dissanayake

Several new power projects to provide electricity to the public who never had access to electricity in Kalawana electorate will be launched under the Vidulamu Lanka electricity project with the aim of providing electricity for all by 2014, Power and Energy Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said.

Power and Energy Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi listens to a senior citizen in Kalawana during a visit to the electorate

The minister who visited the Kalawana electorate on Saturday, requested Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) officials to allocate funds to establish new electricity projects in the Kalawana electorate.

Wanniarachchi also met villagers and promised to take immediate measures to solve their problems.

Around 1,000 households not having electricity, will become beneficiaries of these projects, she said.

The minister said measures are in place to establish 21 electricity projects and 150 electricity transaction lines under the Vidulamu Lanka electricity project. The projects are to be completed within the next two months, she said.

Wanniarachchi said she instructed the authorities to complete these electricity projects on time.

Ratnapura District MP Janaka Wakkumbura, Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Chairman Kanchana Jayaratne, Kalawana Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Vijitha Karunaratne and CEB officials were also present.