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Western province development project to begin on Jan 29

Lasantha Alagiyawanna

The western province development project will be launched on January 29 at the Independence Square under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The project is led by Mega Police and Western Province Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, Mega Police and Western Province Development Deputy Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said.

Addressing the media at the Government Information Department Auditorium, Colombo yesterday, he said that the traffic congestion in Colombo will be one of the main issues to be addressed through the project. Main government institutions and other key institutions will be shifted out from the Colombo city as a solution to the problem. The foundation stone will be laid on January 30 to relocate the Manning market at Peliyagoda. The fish market was shifted out a few years ago.

According to Deputy Minister Alagiyawanna, the SLFP is ahead of the UNP and ruled the country for more years than the UNP. There are 85 SLFP MPs in Parliament. The UNP has only 84 MPs, he said. After the Presidential Election 2015, no SLFPer was attacked. When late Anura Bandaranaike contested from the UNP ticket, Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike went to the polling booth by a wheel chair and voted for the SLFP led coalition. She loved her party, he said.

All SLFP leaders will work together to win the upcoming Local Government polls, Minister Alagiyawanna said. 


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