President reviews progress of development projects carried out with the assistance of Tri Forces

A Progress Review meeting was held at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena to evaluate the progress of the development projects carried out with the help of the members of the Tri Forces and the Civil Security Department.

During this meeting, the President appreciated the efficient assistance given by the members of the Tri Forces and the Civil Security Department when implementing development projects, paving the way to save a large amount of public funds. 

The officials appraised the President regarding the issues faced by them when implementing the development activities.  

Progress of the implementation of the ‘Pibidemu Polonnaruwa’ (Awakening of Polonnaruwa) district development project and the ‘Sirisara’ project, which aims to develop the Trincomalee district, was also discussed in this meeting and it was revealed that 14 small and medium sized tanks in the district have already been successfully developed under the ‘Sirisara’ project and that development activities are being carried out in another 10 tanks.

Furthermore, the President examined the progress of the construction works of the Security Forces Headquarters in Akuregoda.

The President’s attention was also drawn towards the progress of the construction works carried out with the help of the members of the Air Force to build the kidney disease centre in Anuradhapura and furthermore he inquired about the progress of the construction works of the Reverse Osmosis Water System Unit which is being constructed with the assistance of the Navy. 

Secretary to the President, Austin Fernando, Acting Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, R P R Rajapaksa, Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathi, Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy N.B.J. Rosayro, Director General of Civil Security Department Chandrarathna Pallegama and other senior officials participated in this meeting.