President Ranil Wickremesinghe directed relevant officials to ensure the completion of infrastructure development in the Bingiriya Industrial Zone by end of this year.
These instructions were given during a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (8) to review the progress of infrastructure and other constructions in the area.
The construction of the Bingiriya Industrial Zone is taking place in three phases, with a significant portion of the infrastructure for the first phase being already completed.
Accordingly, President Wickremesinghe advised the officials to ensure the completion of the on-going work by year’s end and expressed his intention to visit the site in June to inspect the progress first-hand.
Present at the meeting were President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake, President’s Senior Advisor on Economic Affairs Dr. R.H.S.Samaratunga, Investment Promotion Ministry Secretary M. M. Naimuddin, Power and Energy Ministry Secretary Dr.Sulakshana Jayawardena, Transport and Highways Ministry Secretary Ranjith Rubasinghe, Board of Investment Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody and officials of the line ministries.
