Sri Lanka President promises allocations for road development

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today that money would be allocated from the next year's budget to develop all roads under the Provincial Council road authorities.

The Provincial Councils are responsible in developing roads using these allocations, the President said participating in the district coordinating committee meeting of Polonnaruwa district.
The President said that the relevant project officer is answerable to the spent money and emphasized that the roads should have a guarantee for at least 20 years. He also warned the project officers that they would have to pay the loss caused by low quality constructions.
The President said that although there are 20 million people in Sri Lanka only 300,000 pay taxes.
The President directed the Chairmen of the Pradeshiya Sabhas to levy the cost for the damages to roads under the local councils due to heavy vehicles from the owners of such vehicles.
He said laws would be brought to ban travel of heavy vehicles weighing over eight tons on roads belonged to the local governmental bodies.
During his visit to the district President Rajapaksa also paid homage to the sacred Gal Viharaya in Polonnaruwa today and received blessings from its chief incumbent Ven. Vendaruwe Sri Upali Nayaka thero.


Polonnaruwa parliamentarian and Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena and other government officials accompanied the President.