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Restoration of 500 old tanks to be entrusted to state entities
BY CYRIL WIMALASURENDRE
KANDY – Restoration of old tanks, contracted to private companies, take a long time to complete because those entities use it as an opportunity to engage in felling trees and gem mining, Irrigation Minister Chamal Rajapaksa said in Kandy yesterday.
Rajapaksa said: “It is obvious that the objectives spelt out by the government and the expectations of the people are ignored when such individuals’ carry out important tasks. We have now taken steps to get the assistance of state agencies like the State Machinery Agency to renovate old tanks.”
The minister said that 500 old tanks in the country would be restored within the next two years. Under the programme a tank in every Divisional Secretariat area, those tanks would be restored, he said.
The tank restoration programme would commence on 04 February, the minister added.
The Sri Lanka Navy successfully rescued 38 individuals who were stranded on a grounded trawler at the entrance of Delft Jetty this morning (07th June 2023).
The timely intervention of the Navy prevented a significant loss of life and property. Had the trawler sunk at the entrance of Delft Jetty, it would have posed significant challenges to the island’s administrative operations and transportation.
Rear Admiral Hiran Balasuriya assumed duties as Director General Civil Engineering at the Office of Director General Civil Engineering at Navy Headquarters on 06th June 2023.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a meeting with Governing and Opposition Members of Parliament held at the Parliament Complex, announced plans to establish a Digital Promotion Agency aimed at developing computer applications for the collection and monitoring of data from various government entities in Sri Lanka.
Previously, private companies had been responsible for creating such applications for government organizations and the President emphasized the need for a dedicated agency to carry out this task in the future.
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