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Prez pledges special programme: Mitigating landslides and disasters

19 Jul 2020

A special programme will be launched to mitigate the disastrous consequences of landslides that frequently occur in the District of Kegalle, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has assured the people in the area. He made this pledge while attending several public gatherings organised in the Kegalle District last Saturday (18). President Rajapaksa visited Kegalle in support of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) candidates contesting the upcoming parliamentary election. The President joined public rallies organised by candidates Rajika Wickramasinghe at Lavana Fairground in Bulathkohupitiya and W. Jayaratne in Dippitiya, Aranayake. The Maha Sangha chanted seth pirith to invoke blessings on him, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. Responding to queries by the public, President Rajapaksa said native crops will receive a higher price in the future as the importation of minor crops has been halted. After hearing public grievances, the President then instructed officials to develop the Bulathkohupitiya-Yatiyanthota Road. Furthermore, he paid special attention to the request of protecting the youth from the drug menace prevalent in the area, the PMD said. He also attended the public meeting organised by SLPP candidate Indunil Shantha Gunasekara at the Mayurapada Central College playground. Several issues faced by health sector workers were explained and the people discussed the importance of amending age-old laws in order to revive co-operative movement, to which the President responded positively. The President also participated in meetings organised by candidates Saman Jayasinghe, former Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, and candidate Udayakantha Gunathilaka. Earlier in the day during meetings held at the Deraniyagala Sirisaman Central College playground and Deraniyagala Children’s Park, President Rajapaksa stated that priority will be given to promote local rubber cultivation and production, while assuring a reasonable price for rubber, adding that it will be instrumental in attracting unemployed persons to the industry. Spice producers too voiced their grievances. Former State Minister Kanaka Herath and SLPP candidate Ajith Shaminda were also present on the occasion. The President also attended public gatherings organised by candidate Y.G. Padmasiri in Dehiowita, Ruwanwella and candidate L.H. Sudath Manjula at the Ruwanwella Public Ground. The public commended the new political culture introduced by the President and apprised the President on the development of byroads as well as seeking solutions to the prevailing drinking water problem. President Rajapaksa instructed former State Minister Herath to immediately commence the development of roads in rural areas under the ongoing 100,000 km road development project, the PMD added. He also paid attention to the issues faced by the graduates and graduate Samurdhi officers in the district. People have also discussed with the President on recultivating abandoned lands belonging to the Janatha Estate Development Board (JEDB). Moreover, the President has instructed the relevant officials to resolve issues pertaining to the tourist hotspot of Kithulgala. Provincial Council member Wathsala Janadari Padmasiri handed over a set of proposals on the development in Dehiowita to the President.

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