Kandy gets Rs 300 m for road rehabilitation

The Upcountry Road Development Authority under the purview of the Economic Development Ministry has allocated Rs 300 million to construct and rehabilitate rural roads within 310 grama niladhari divisions in the Kandy district.

The areas covered by the road development program are Galagedara, Hatharaliyadda, Harispattuwa, Poojapitiya and Akurana. Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa has accorded top priority to develop rural roads in difficult areas to help the transport of goods produced by the villagers and for other purposes of transport, a ministry spokesman told the Daily News.

In the Hatharaliyadda division 37 rural roads are to be paved with concrete at a cost of Rs 46.95 million, 58 rural roads in Galagedara Division at a cost of Rs 55.19 million and 83 rural roads in Harispattuwa Division at a cost of Rs 57.19 million.

In the Poojapitiya division 57 rural roads will also be paved with concrete at a cost of Rs 28.83 million, he said.

The total length of roads to be developed in the Kandy District under this program is 60 kilometres.