Eastern Province gears for Deyata Kirula

Tourist arrivals from other countries are now on the increase in the famous tourist resort Arugambay in the East with the beginning of the tourist season. Here some women tourists lend a helping hand to fishermen of the area. Pic: M.A. Phakurdeen, Addalaichenai Gr. Cor.

A massive development program is now under way in the Eastern Province and Polonnaruwa district in line with the 2013 'Deyata Kirula' National Exhibition.

A sum of Rs. 16,528 million will be allocated for the development projects in the Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Ampara districts in parallel to Deyata Kirula 2013. A preliminary discussion on the exhibition was held on June 28 headed by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Provincial Council and Local Government Minister A.L.M. Athaulla, Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Susantha Punchi Nilame, Deputy Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs M.L.A.M Hizbullah, several parliamentarians ,members of Pradeshiya Sabhas in the Eastern Province and senior government officials participated in the discussion.