President to inaugurate Deyata Kirula on Feb 4:

Over Rs. 22,230 m for 47 projects

by L.S Ananda Wedaarachchi

Over Rs.22,230 million have been invested in various development projects in the Anuradhapura district to mark the Deyata Kirula-2012 Development project, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

Deyata Kirula-2012 National Development Exhibition will be inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the Independence Day – February 4 – in Oyamaduwa, Anuradhapura.

Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya walks under a successful school vegetable plot of snake gourd to inaugurate the computer centre in Kaluvila Sena College. Anuradhapura district MP Sehan Semasingha, NCP Cooperative Minister H.B. Semasingha accompanied the Minister

The Minister said various projects of 57 ministries were implemented through the Presidential Secretariat during the last few months to mark the Deyata Kirula Project. One thousand million of rupees of Telecommunication and Information Technology Projects were among those projects the minister said.

The media which gave enomous support for the victory over LTTE terrorism in 2009, gives a significant support for the success of Deyata Kirula-2012 project, he said.

While some people left Sri Lanka during the unfortunate period under the LTTE terror, people in the Anuradhapura District specially farmer community provided the food for the nation. President Rajapaksa selected the Anuradhapura district for Deyata Kirula National Project in 2012, to appreciate their services, the minister said.

Anuradhapura District MP Sehan Semasingha said over Rs. 300 million of several development projects were launched in Nachchaduwa Divisional Secretary Division during the last few months.

The total allocation for the development projects for Anuradhapura East electorate was successfully utilised without sending back the money to the treasury last year, he said. Under the guidance of North Central Province Cooperative Minister H.B. Semasingha computer centres, new school libraries and buildings were provided under the Dayata Kirula development project in the Anuradhapura East electorate.

Anuradhapura District MP Sehan Semasingha said tiles were provided to cadjan thatched house owners. Roads and Tanks which were damaged during the terror period were also reconstructed, he said.