PM initiates development of Kurunegala, Mattala, Lunugamvehera and Beliatta as modern cities

A discussion to develop Kurunegala, Mattala, Lunugamvehera and Beliatta as fully modern cities was held under the patronage of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Parliament Complex on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa focused on the plans to develop the four cities as modern cities and, in his capacity as the Minister of Urban Development, instructed the officials of the Ministry on how to implement the relevant projects.

Officials of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing explained how Beliatta is being developed with a modern shopping complex, a wholesale market and weekly market with all facilities, a car park, a city park, a new bus stand, a multi-purpose building and a middle class housing complex.

Attention was also drawn to the construction of a dual lane road system, outer and inner circular road as well as a four lane road network.

The Prime Minister also focused on the establishment of trade, industry, residential facilities, tourism, health facilities as well as agricultural promotion zones centred on Mattala Airport and the development projects implemented in the Mattala-Lunugamvehera area.

The Prime Minister also inquired about the planning of Kurunegala as a modern city and related development projects. Accordingly, a number of development projects will be implemented in the future centring on the city of Kurunegala.

Ministers Johnston Fernando, Namal Rajapaksa, Pavithra Wanniarachchi, State Minister Kanchana Wijesekera, Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing Sirinimal Perera, Urban Development Authority Director General Prasad Ranaweera and other officials participated in the discussion.