3819 development projects implemented to coincide with Deyata Kirula 2013

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3819 development projects implemented to coincide with Deyata Kirula 2013

August 08, 2014

Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said in Parliament today that 3819 development projects had been implemented in the districts of Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee to coincide with the Deyata Kirula Programme of 2013.

Of those development projects 3026 had been completed while works of 793 were in progress, he said.

The Minister said this in response to a question raised by UNP National List MP Anoma Gamage.

The development projects implemented were in the sectors of roads and highways, irrigation, schools, urban development, housing, water supply, religious, health and district development. Deyata Kirula Development programme is a composite development process. It had allotted Rs 10 billion for the development programmes in Polonnaruwa. These projects would be completed in the next year, the minister added. (Special Reporter/HC)