Sri Lankan government expedites major development initiatives in the Northern Province
Development programmes that have been initiated by Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as the country’s Minster of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development and Youth Affairs is to be expedited with the allocation of Rs. 2,150 million for major development initiatives.
As a part of the development initiatives, 1,525 housing units have been provided to support the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugee returnees who are returning to their home land. Further, Rs.264 million for resettlement activities; Rs. 300 million for Gamperaliya programme; Rs.32.5 million for Rural Infrastructure Development Projects (RIDP); Rs.24 million for palmyrah development including toddy bottling, jaggery production and sweet sap production has been allocated by the Ministry, National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, and Northern Province Development and Youth Affairs Ministry Secretary V. Sivagnanasothy has been quoted as saying.
The Ministry has further stated that it has allocated Rs.81 million for Kilali, Eluthumadduwal Road; Rs.8.5 million to Urudippuram 4th Cross Street Road, and Rs.25 million formotor graders and other equipment for the Karachchi Pradeshiya Sabha and other Pradeshiya Sabhas for grading and levelling of roads. Moreover, Rs.300million has also been allocated under the Gamperaliya program, and the project of rehabilitating and reconstructing priority roads in the district is currently being implemented.
As for the health sector, several development programmes have been undertaken on a fast track basis. They are the improvement of quality of service delivery in the health sector in Kilinochchi District, Rs.26.1 million has been allocated to construct an eye and orthopaedic surgery unit, Rs.14 million to acquire microscope facility, and Rs.5million for medical equipment. Also, to construct the eye surgery unit in Karachchi DS Division, Rs.13.5 Million and Rs.12.5 Million has been allocated to construct male and female medical wards in the Divisional Hospital in Pachchilaippalli. The above developments in the health sector are currently undertaken on a fast-track basis.
Monies allocated for the development of the education sector include Rs.6.7 million to develop the classroom in Murugananda College; Rs.7.5 million to St. Anthony’s RCTM, Rs.6.75 million to Vinasiyodai Girls School, Rs.5 million to Poonakari, Kiranchchi Girls’ College, Rs.1.6 million to develop four technologically evolved “Smart Class Room” facilities, and Rs.1.7 million to renovate class rooms in 14 selected schools has been allocated by the Ministry to ensure quality education is available in Kilinochchi District.
Further, Rs.89 million has been allocated to uplift Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME).
OSL take:
The government of Sri Lanka is engaged in an aggressive development programme that covers the entire country. The programme is aimed at boosting the country’s overall economic growth. Th country’s development programme has resulted in the creation of a large number of business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/07082019/Z_1 |