After assuming duties as the Minister of Development Coordination and Monitoring, Minister Namal Rajapaksa visited Jaffna on Thursday to advise the officials to expedite the ongoing development activities in Jaffna.
During his visit, the Minister also inspected the construction work of the Jaffna Municipal Council, the construction project near Bosco College, work on Hospital Road and the Ariyakulam Tank Development Project.
The Minister also inspected the development projects of the Nallur Kalaimagal Stadium which is being renovated under the Ministry of Sports, the development activities under the Maruthanamadam Multipurpose City Project, the Tellippalai Arunodaya School Building and the development projects for landless families in Jaffna.
He discussed with the Jaffna officials the current progress of these constructions and also inquired into the reasons for the slow progress of the development work and resolved many issues during his visit.
Co-Chairman of the Jaffna Development Committee MP Angajan Ramanathan, MP Suren Raghavan, Secretary to the Governor of the Northern Province Saman Bandulasena, Jaffna Government Agent Kanapathipillai Mahesan, Mayor Vishwalingam Maniwannan and several others accompanied Minister Namal Rajapaksa on the visit.
