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PM underlines significance of electrification by Rohan Mathes Reporting from Badulla Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse stresses the need for infrastructure development and health services for the well-being of any rural area and the country in general. Quoting the great Soviet leader Lenin, who had stated that a new world evolves when the people and electricity are combined as electricity is the fountain of socialism, Rajapakse pointed out that electrification of villages generates new job opportunities, advancement in one's education and creates more rural industries. Addressing a public rally at Uva-paranagama in the Badulla district, after laying the foundation stone for a health centre and inaugurating an electrification scheme there yesterday the Premier said that for any village to develop, highway and electricity are vital. So is the provision of adequate health centres for a healthy living. "We are formulating systematic mechanisms using modern-technology for the provision of electricity at more affordable rates, to the consumer. However, as a responsible government, we will ensure that we would strike a balance between economic development and proper management of the natural resources of the country and its environment for a sustainable Sri Lanka", he noted. The Premier asserted that with a view to enhancing computer literacy in the Uva Province as well, he would arrange for an e-library there. He added that 'Raja Mawatha' the Badulla-Mahiyangana highway too, would be constructed soon. |
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