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Economic potential of Puttalam area immense - Prof Peiris



st Office Complex at Palaviya was opened by Export Development, International Trade and Acting Posts and Telecommunication Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris recently. Deputy Ministers A.K. Baisz and Neomal Perera are also in the picture.

With the dawn of a stable peace, the Puttalam area will be a hive of economic activity, and the upgrading of services is being undertaken by the Government on a priority basis in order to exploit this potential to the fullest extent in the interest of the people of the area, Professor G. L. Peiris, Minister of Export Development and International Trade and Acting Minister of Posts and Telecommunication, said.

He was speaking on the occasion of the opening of the post office complex in Palaviya. Deputy Minister of Livestock Development A. K. Baisz and Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Neomal Perera were also present.

The road opposite the post office complex, linking Puttalam with Mannar and Pooneryn, will be an extremely busy highway in the near future, and the people of the area will reap the benefits of the upsurge of economic activity which will follow, Minister Peiris said.

The Kalpitiya area, situated close by, is an ideal location for tourism, and several companies of established stature have already begun to show keen interest in commencing major projects, he said.Moreover, several important wind power projects are also being initiated in the locality, adding substantially to the national grid. Increased power generation will administer a timely fillip to industrial activity in the country, he observed.

There has already been an increase of about 15% in tourist arrivals, and investment inflows are recording a marked improvement, he said.

In this environment, the government is moving rapidly to modernize and upgrade the services sector, he said. With this objective in view, the new postal complex has been constructed at a cost of Rs. 12 million.

Responding to a request by Deputy Minister Baisz, Prof. Peiris said that an internet cafe will soon be established within the precincts of the postal complex. A broadband connection is already available, and the necessary computers have been obtained by the Postal Department, he said.

He told his audience about the recent initiative by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication to improve the money order service by the introduction of modern technology.

Post-Master General Dissanayake said that the Government's recent initiative had brought about a timely expansion of the facilities available in the post office which had been established in 1975.

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