Cabinet Decisions

TASK OF MAINTAINING REST AREAS IN SOUTHERN EXPRESSWAY TO BE VESTED IN GOVT OWNED COMPANY

The Cabinet decided to vest the task of development, operation and maintenance of rest areas on the Southern Expressway with Sri Lanka Insurance Resorts and SPAS Private Limited, which is a fully owned subsidiary of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited on a 99 year lease, on proposal by the President as Ports and Highways Minister.

The rest area in the country's first E-01 Expressway is at Welipenna on the 44th Km from Kottawa.

The Cabinet decided to allocate Rs 341 million to proceed with the project for relaying of pipe borne water supply system within the Galle Municipal area on the recommendation of Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

The Galle Water Supply Scheme covers 50 Grama Niladhari divisions within the Galle Municipal Council area through 18,235 domestic consumer connections and 2,049 non-domestic consumer connections. The beneficiary population is 101,420 people. Some pipes laid are over 100 years old and need replacement.

It has been observed that the people living within the Galle Municipal Council area do not have an alternative source to cover their daily water needs, except the pipe borne water supplied by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board.

The Agriculture Ministry has been entrusted with the task of providing 2.5 million packets of seeds to the Department of Agrarian Development, each containing 10 varieties of vegetable seeds for the distribution among beneficiaries under Divi Neguma -2012 programme.

The inaugural ceremony of this national programme is to be held islandwide on April 5.

The proposal by Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to procure this requirement through the private sector along with leaflet at a cost of Rs l78 million was approved by the Cabinet.

The Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding on mass media signed with the Pakistan government during the recent visit of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Pakistan on the recommendation of Mass Media and Information acting minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene.

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Cabinet Decisions