Sri Lankan government to launch billions worth development projects in Galle District
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe along with the country’s Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Vajira Abeywardena is scheduled to declare open a host of development projects in the southern Galle district.
Addressing a press briefing at the Department of Government Information, Abeywardena has told the media that, to kick off the series of events, a new building worth Rs. 30 million for the Thawalama Vidyaraja National School in the Hiniduma electoral division will be declared open, following which the Opatha Police Station, worth Rs. 30 million, will be declared open.
“Later, we will be opening the Thawalama Divisional Secretariat Office, which has been refurbished into a three-storey building worth approximately Rs. 60 million. Furthermore, a tourist bungalow worth Rs. 4.6 million will be declared open,” the Minister has noted.
Abeywardena has further stated that the Thawalama Sashanarodha Purana Rajamaha Viharaya, which was constructed through the use of Rs. 5.7 million from funds allocated by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will be handed over to the Maha Sangha by the Prime Minister.
The Minister has added that a new building worth Rs. 35 million constructed for the Hiniduma Mallika Vidyalaya will be declared open as well.
“In addition to this, we have also taken steps to ensure that 1,881 families in Neluwa and Thawalama will be granted Samurdhi benefits during the day’s proceedings,” the Minister has said.
According to the Minister, a road development project worth Rs. 4 billion, stretching up to 51 km in the areas covering Neluwa, Thawalama, Naagoda, Baddegama, and Labuduwa in the Galle District, will also be launched with granted by the ADB.
OSL take:
The government of Sri Lanka is engaged in a massive island wide development drive with the aim of taking the country to the next level in development. Sri Lanka’s development programme is being carried out in all parts of the country and covers all key economic sectors. This has resulted in the opening up of many business/investment opportunities for foreign businesses/investors.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/21062019/Z_6 |