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Picture by Chandana Perera
Veteran Photographer L.E. Samararatne presented his book titled
‘Learn to See’ to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the
Presidential Secretariat recently. The publication had been a
sixty-year collection of ‘black and white’ photographic art by
L.E. Samararatne. The publication has been financed by the
President’s Fund. Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga
was also present. |
Rs. 25m for solar lanterns to 1,600 families
Nimal Wijesinghe Anuradhapura Additional district
group correspondent
Under the Gami Eliya programme the North Central Provincial Council
provides solar powered lanterns to the peasant families living in
distant, difficult villages who lack infrastructural facilities such as
electricity and water.
The Ceylon Electricity Board has been able to provide only 65 percent
of the people in Anuradhapura district electricity facilities.
The Provincial Council has allocated Rs. 25 million for providing
lanterns to 1,600 families in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts,
for residents of Dimbulagala, Welikanda, Welioya, Padaviya,
Kebithigollewa and Galenbindunawewa.
Wayamba ISB to set up industrial project in South
Ariyapala Wansathilake Kurunegala Central special correspondent
Southern Province Chief Minister Shan Wiyayalal de Silva accompanied
by a group of officials visited the Wayamba Industrial Service Bureau on
December 17.
The purpose of the visit was to discuss measures to set up an
industrial project in the Southern Province in collaboration with the
Wayamba Provincial Council to upgrade the living standards of the rural
poor through income generating projects.
The aim of their programme is to upgrade the living standard of the
rural poor.
The Wayamba Industrial Service Bureau has decided to start several
other development programmes in six districts of Sri Lanka.
They are Badulla, Hambantota, Kalutara, Matale, Kurunegala and
Anuradhapura.
Wayamba ISB was the only regional organisation invited to participate
in this visit and was represented by its Director Neelakanth Wanninayake. |
