Cabinet DECISIONS
Coast Conservation Bill
Approval was granted by the Cabinet of Ministers to present the Coast
Conservation Bill to Parliament for approval.
World Habitat Day
Cabinet approved to conduct World Habitat Day week from September 24
to October 4, 2010 for the official celebration and to organize the main
function on World Habitat Day 2010 at the Youth Council Auditorium on
October 4, 2010 to review the progress and conclude the World Habitat
Day event.
Dankotuwa Integrated Water Supply Scheme
On a proposal by Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh
Gunawardena, Cabinet granted approval to seven foreign companies who
have submitted expressions of interests to undertake the implementation
of the Dankotuwa Integrated Water Supply Scheme.
Cabinet noted that this project costing Rs 4,887 million will bring
direct benefit to about 260,000 residential population of Dankotuwa,
Wennappuwa and Nattandiya areas and this will help boost the economy of
the region increased industrial activities in Dankotuwa Industrial Zone
and suburbs and the tourism industry.
Cabinet noted that by construction of a raw water intake at Mahaoya,
this will provide water at 56,500 cu.m. per day to serve these areas.
A Cabinet memorandum by Construction, Engineering Services, Housing
and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa to improve and upgrade
basis infrastructure facilities in selected 100 urban low-income
settlements on lands owned by NHDA and Colombo Municipal covering
Colombo City and Western Province under the concept of Nagamu Purawara.
Govt guarantee on behalf of LCC
On a recommendation of Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika
Ranawaka, approval was granted to issue a Government Guarantee on behalf
of Lanka Coal Colombo (LCC) enabling LCC to open a letter of credit to
value of Rs 1 billion, taking into consideration, a possible changes in
coal price index in November 2010.
Cabinet noted that the construction of Phase 1 (300MW) of the coal
fired power plant at Puttalam in nearing completion and it is necessary
to deliver the first coal shipment in the first week of November 2010 to
the site as the coal firing is scheduled to the last week on November
2010. The cost of first shipment of 65,500MT of coal will be US$ 7
million.
School uniforms
Providing cloth for uniforms to schoolchildren in 2011- Cabinet of
Ministers decided that the quantum of Uniform Material that could be
given to the Domestic Textile Manufacturers based on their manufacturing
capacity and the balance to be given to a suitable Chinese
manufactures/supplier as a direct purchase through the Embassy of the
People's Republic of China.
It was further decided that Education Ministry should ensure that the
uniform material will be distributed to the schools strictly on
scheduled before the December vacation.
Purchase of locally produced maize
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to purchase 2,000 MT
locally produced maize for the preparation of Thriposha to elimninate
malnutrition among children and mothers. |
