Power supplies to the entire North-16.07.2009-ITN News Sri Lanka
Electricity will be provided to the Northern Province under the Uthuru Wasanthaya programme..
At a meeting on the 21st of last month on the development of the Killinochchi and Mullativu Districts, Senior Presidential Advisor and Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa emphasised that priority should be given to the provision of electricity in the development of the Districts. The Ministry of Power and Energy will handle the programme under the supervision of Basil Rajapaksa and at the behest of the President. Accordingly, action was being taken to provide electricity to the Mullativu, Killinochchi, Oddusudan and Nedunkerni areas within a short period of 121 days.
In his address, Basil Rajapakse referred to their plans to light up the entire North as soon as possible. He said this was possible as the Security Forces had totally liberated the country from terrorism. He was speaking at the commissioning of an Electrification Scheme in the Mullaitivu District.
Government Agent Mullaitivu Emelda Sukumar who was present on the occasion lauded the programme. She said the civilians had not at all expected the provision of power supplies in this manner. They are fortunate to enjoy such facilities.
Electricity was provided to more areas yesterday under the patronage of Basil Rajapaksa. GA Kilinochchi K.Vedanayagam and Kilinochchi Commanding Officer Major General Channa Gunatilake were present.
Nedunkerni also received power supplies under the guidance of Mr. Rajapaksa. Mullaitivu Commanding Officer organised these activities.
Oddusudan also received power supplies under Basil Rajapaksas guidance. The arrangements were made by Commander of Task Force 8 Colonel Nissanka Wanniarachchi.
රාජපක්ෂවරුන් හා රුහුණු රට අතර පවතින සම්බන්ධතාව සමාන කළ හැක්කේ මව හා දරුවා පෙකණිවැලෙන් සම්බන්ධ වන ආකාරයටය. ඒ තරමටම රාජපක්ෂවරුන් හා රුහුණු රට අතර සම්බන්ධයක් තිබේ. ශී්ර ලංකාවේ ඈත අතීතයේ සිටම යම් යම් පරපුරු රට පාලනයට සම්බන්ධ වී කරන ලද වැඩ කොටස්වල බොහෝ සුවිශේෂීකම් තිබේ.
Mahinda Rajapaksa was the 5th President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. His election for a second term of office in the Presidential Election, held on January 26, 2010, saw the Sri Lankan electorate recognising him as the national leader who liberated the country from the terrorism of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and set the country on the path to peace, stronger democracy and rapid economic development. The re-election of Mahinda Rajapaksa took place in the first nationwide election held after the defeat of the LTTE in May in 2009, and the first where people from all parts of the country were free to participate in elections after more than two decades.
It is this loyalty that saw him chosen as Prime Minister after the General Election of April 2004, when the United People’s Freedom Alliance, a coalition led by the SLFP, won a majority in Parliament. He had by then risen to the position of Senior Vice President of the SLFP. Loyalty to party also saw him chosen as the SLFP’s presidential nominee in November 2005