NWP gets three new local bodies
by S.M. Wijayaratne, Kurunegala Cor.
Three new Pradeshiya Sabhas will be established in the North Western
Province in the near future. The NWP consists of Kurunegala and Puttalam
Districts. These new Pradeshiya Sabhas will be at Bamunakotuwa, Pallama
and Mahawewa areas at present, there are a municipality, three Urban
Councils, 29 Pradeshiya Sabhas (numbering 33 local bodies) are
functioning in the North Western Province. After establishing the
proposed three new Pradeshiya Sabhas, the number of local bodies in the
NWP will rise up to 36.
"The Government hopes to provide an efficient and people friendly
service to the residents of the NWP by forming these 3 newly proposed
Pradeshiya Sabhas", said Deputy Minister of Local Government and
Provincial Councils Indika Bandaranayake at a meeting of journalists
held in Panduwasnuwara of Kurunegala district recently.
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