The government is committed to build a prosperous country for the people of the North and the South - President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that it is the responsibility of the government to provide the necessary facilities to the fishing community, and the efforts will be made to provide the necessary facilities to the fishing community and to provide solutions to their problems by developing the fishing harbour in the North.
The President made this statement in this morning (01st of september) at the inauguration of the third phase of the Myliddi Fishery Harbour development project in Jaffna.
The President stated that although previous governments worked in anticipation of war, the current government is working to build peace and harmony in the country in a way that will prevent any kind of war occurring again in this country. He also stated that all the lands which can be released in the North and which were taken over by the security forces during the last war will be released for the people.
The President emphasized that the government is committed to protect the sea surrounding the country, islands and land for the people and will not allow any kind of impact on it.
The President symbolically inaugurated the third phase of the Myliddi Fishery Harbour Development Project.
Under this, it has been planned to provide essential facilities such as water, electricity, fuel, cold storage facilities, net mending building facilities, Fish auction hall facilities and radio communication center facilities for the fishing community in the Northern Province as well as fishing boats coming from the Eastern and Southern Provinces. In this year the government has allocated Rs. 298 million for this.
Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Sunil Watagala, Deputy Minister of Lands and Irrigation Susil Ranasinghe, Members of Parliament, Northern Provincial Governor Nagalingam Wethanayahan, Secretary to the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Kolitha Kamal Jinadasa, Northern Provincial government officials, heads of security forces and a group of others participated in this event.
