North to see massive development

With the end of the fighting in the north and east, the government has planned several ambitious development projects to galvanise an area which has been long ravaged by war. Much preparation and reconstruction work is to be done as part of the early recovery efforts, and the government is looking to local and foreign investors to make this possible.

Massive projects are being planned in the road, railway and electricity sectors, and industrial development in the north will be encouraged. Secretary to the Highways and Road Development Ministry, Sirisena Amarasekera told The Sunday Leader that many donor agencies including the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Spanish Government have come forward to develop the road network in the northern peninsula. Read more ...