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A strategy for rural development:
Is ‘PURA’ the solution for minimising urban-rural divide?
Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
recently proposed implementing his concept of Providing Urban
Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA), which envisages providing urban
amenities to rural areas as a key strategy for rural development in
Sri Lanka.
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Pedal power
Provincial Councillors and Pradeshiya Sabha
members in several parts of the country who rode bicycles to their
offices last week to protest against the fuel prices unwittingly
demonstrated the best way to beat the fuel price hike: cycling.
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