Visit by ministers to Jaffna bears fruit

Minister of Trade, Marketing Development, Co-operatives and Consumer Services, Bandula Gunawardene, has assured Jaffna consumers of the availability of consumer goods at fair prices with the setting up three Co-op City outlets by end of this month. The Minister stated during a ministerial delegation visit to Jaffna this week.

Speaking to The Nation Minister of Indigenous Medicine, Tissa Karalliadda explained that Minister Bandula Gunawardene had assessed consumer woes while Minister of Power and Energy Mahindananda Aluthgamage involved in finalising the timeframe for electrification of North and he was entrusted with the upliftment of indigenous medicine there.

“During a meeting with the Jaffna Chamber of Commerce, Jaffna Traders and Agrarian Associations organised by Minister Douglas Devananda, Minister Gunawardene promised Jaffna business leaders that he will set up three Co-op City outlets in Jaffna and to link them with the Narahenpitia Dedicated Economic Centre.” Minister Karalliadda said. Read more ...