Dinesh to address water problems in North

by P. Krishnaswamy

Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on an inspection tour of Kilinochchi on Friday to address the acute water problem of farmers told the Sunday Observer that he met a cross section of people and they expressed their gratitude to President Mahinda Rajapaksa for launching development programs in the North.

He was happy that their views about the Government and its development programs were quite opposed to that of the TNA.

They are happy about the prevailing atmosphere of peace and brotherhood and rejected any views opposed to it, Minister Gunawardena said.

Following a request by people for water, for drinking and farming, a survey on the possibility of launching a small water supply project in Pooneryn for the 10,000 strong local communities was conducted. The project will be launched in two months, he said.