4 Tuesday 15th December, 2009 The Island Home News Ellawela’s statue to be unveiled Ultra modern Jaffna hospital To commemorate the 20h death anniversary of Nanda Ellawela his statue will be unveiled near the New Town Junction, Ratnapura on December 16 at 9.00 a.m. by Minister at a cost of Rs 2.8 billion of Agricultural Development by Don Asoka Wijewardena Maithripala Sirisena. chain of hospitals located in Chavakachcheri and Point Pedro would A state-of-the-art teaching hospital, to be modernized shortly. The existing Blood donation serve around 1. 5 million people in the Jaffna Teaching Hospital was in need of by S. E. Edirisinghe, Jaffna district, will be constructed at a medical equipment and other material. Katugastota cost of Rs. 2,897 million. The Japanese He handed over a stock of essential med- A blood donation campaign will be International Cooperation Agency (JICA) ical equipment to Minister Douglas held in Deegala at Baudhdha will provide Rs. 2,447 million and the Sri Devananda for the use of Jaffna the Vidyalaya Auditorium on 26th Lankan Government Rs. 450 million for Hospital. December for 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. the project. He said that the international commu- The campaign is organised by the Healthcare and Nutrition Minister nity was jealous of President Mahinda welfare society of the Deegala Nimal Siripala de Silva, who visited the Rajapaksa and was trying to topple the Vidyalaya. construction site in Jaffna, told The Government with the connivance of some Island that the new teaching hospital anti-Government elements. A conspiracy complex would consist of a three- to topple the Government had surfaced Sri Lankan twin storeyed building with an administrative and no progressive sect would allow such unit, wards, diagnosis unit, x-ray clinics, conspiracies to be successful. registry dental clinics, endoscopy unit, ECG, He said that although President EEG, CT SCAN and ultra sound units. Rajapaksa had another two years to hold Sri Lankan twin registry, which He said a surgical ward complex and another Presidential election, he decided functions under the Institute for post-surgical ward unit would be located to have the election in 2010. President Research and Development, will con- on the first floor. A sophisticated inten- Rajapaksa was certain that he would duct a major cultural festival involv- sive care unit comprising 20 beds, central obtain a steam-roller majority in the ing twins and their families. laboratory, micro-organic clinics and Presidential election because people in This is to improve their under- OPD would be located on the second floor. North and East would vote for him. Social Thirteen years ago the LTTE tried to assassinate the then Construction Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva standing of scientific research and to Minister de Silva said that he was Services and Social Welfare Minister when he visited Jaffna to open a BMC branch. Although he escaped the attack,Major General Ananda understand their research agenda. able to get first hand information on the Douglas Devananda also participated in Hamangoda and 29 security personnel were killed. Minister de Silva shows the spot to officials in Jaffna There are about 20,000 twins regis- need of a well-equipped hospital and a the event. during his visit there last week. tered with the Sri Lankan Twin Registry and 1,000 twins will partici- pate in the first round of cultural Tropical Villas activities to be held at NCEF Buddhist Swiss aid for housing project in Jaffna College, Mulleriyawa New Town on 15th December 2009 at 9.30 a.m. The Government of Switzerland has agreed to wins Hotel staff Singing, dancing, music, poetry provide U.S. 1.25 million (approximately Rs. 140 mil- reading and other competitions are to lion) for a housing construction project for displaces ‘Quiz challenge’ be held on that day. persons in Chavakachcheri in Jaffna. by Prasanna Abeyawardena, This programme, scheduled to commence in Bentota Corr. January 2010, is expected to be completed by Lecture on ‘Battle December of the same year and it is also envisaged Tropical Villas Hotel Beruwela to implement the programme more broadly with emerged champions at the A quiz pro- of Nandikadal’ international aid. Under the initial phase housing gramme, among the staff of tourist The Royal Asiatic Society hosts a schemes will be constructed in Thenmarachchi D. S. hotels in the Bentota and Beruwala lecture by Major-General Shavendra Division and Maravanpulo village. The project will areas, based on various aspects of Silva on ‘The Battle of Nandikadal – be implemented by the Swiss Development tourism, with a view to up-date their Strategy and Tactics’ at 5.00 p.m. on Cooperation. knowledge about the industry, under the Thursday, 17th December at the Earlier, the Government of Switzerland had theme ‘Quiz challenge 2009’ was held at Mahaveli Centre, 96 Ananda granted assistance to the Government of Sri Lanka Eden Hotel, Beruwala last week Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7. to reconstruct houses in Matara and Trincomalee through-out the day, sponsored by IDL Major-General Shavendra Silva led affected by the Tsunami Disaster. Ltd. Colombo. the final assault on the LTTE at A memorandum of understanding for Housing It was organized by the Bentota- Nandikadal and is currently Director Construction Project for displaced in Jaffna district Beruwala Hoteliers’ Association and Operations of the Sri Lanka Army. was signed at the Ministry of Finance and Planning. coordinated by its Secretary, General The memorandum of understanding was signed Manager, Club Palm Garden Hotel, between the Government of Sri Lanka woo repre- Nilantha Rupasinghe. The Quiz Master Buddhist Panel sented by Dr. P. B. Jayasundera Secretary to the was, Nayanaka Panditha, HR Manager Discussion Ministry of Finance and Planning and W. K. K. of the Mount Lavinia Hotel. Kumarasiri, Secretary to the Ministry of Nation The Heritance, Ahungalla, Taj- “The next Buddhist Public Panel Ambassador of Switzerland Ruth Flint signed a memorandum of understanding with Building- and Infrastructure Development and the Exotica, Bentota, Eden Hotel, Beruwala, Discussion of the Colombo YMBA Secretary of Ministry of Finance Dr .P. B. Jayasundera to provide US Dollars 1.25 million for Government of Switzerland represented by Ruth Bentota Beach Hotel, Club Bentota, will be on Sunday 20th December at a housing project in Chavakacheri for the internally displaced people Flint Ambassador of Switzerland. Tropical Villas Beruwala, Hotel 10.00 a.m. at its Borella building on Serendib Bentota, Palms, Rivarina and ‘Wholesome Living the Buddhist Confifi Hotel Beruwala participated and Way’. The Panelists are Asoka Tropical Villas emerged victorious. The Devendra and Yasapala Nanayakkara runners-up respectively, were Eden, Taj- with Rajah Kuruppu as Moderator.” Title deeds for 5,000 householders in the city Exotica and Rivarina hotels. The President, Kalutara Hoteliers Kola kenda for Arrangements have been made to, during to symbolize this programme. Deeds will be of house holders have been fulfilled. Assn. Roshan Perera (GM, Blue Water this year, provide title deeds to over 5,000 issued in Colombo as well as in the other Western Provincial Council Member Hotel) who was the Chief Guest, gave householders living in the city of Colombo, areas of the island. Instructions have been Thilanga Sumathipala expressing his views away the trophies and certificates to the mothers to be according to the Mahinda Chinthana National given to NHDA in this regard. The beneficiar- said development of city of Colombo is a winners. by Bingiriya Corr. Policy to provide a house for each citizen of ies too have extended their support to make major development activity of the govern- this country. In parallel to this, the government this programme a success. It is the responsi- ment. President Mahinda Rajapakse pays Most of expectant mothers in the aims to make the city of Colombo a ‘Planned bility of the house holders to assist in main- special attention for development of city of remote areas of the Bingiriya, City’, said Minister of Housing and Common taining houses and infrastructure facilities pro- Colombo and give fullest support in this Panduwasnuwara, Nikaweratiya, Commencement Amenities, Ferial Ashraff at a meeting held at vided under state patronage”, she said. regard. The main objective of the President Balgamuwa, Polgahawela, Dambadeniya and Yapahuwa elec- the Pradeepa Hall, Maligawatte to distribute Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum is to make the city of Colombo a planned city, of refunds torates of the Kurunegala district title deeds for 500 house holders in the Resources, Mr. A. H. M. Fowzie expressing his fulfilling the 21st century development goals. have been found to be suffering from Colombo City. view said. Today is a significant day for bene- In parallel to this various development pro- Pursuant to the fundamental slight malnutrition conditions. This ceremony had been organized to rights application Nos. 191/2009 with Consequently, the Kurunegala hand over the ownership of the refurbished 192/09 and 197-216/09 and 225-226/09, District Native Physicians’ Pradeepa Hall in the Maligawatte Housing 244-255/09, 315/09 and 335/09, 365/09 Association has made arrangements Scheme to the people and to hand over title and 372/09, the Supreme Court to provide 15,000 needy pregnant deeds for houses built by the National Housing appointed a three member committee Development Authority in Colombo. mothers with nutritional ‘Kola kenda’ of Chartered Accountants to examine diets twice a week from next year at Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum the assets and liabilities of The rural govt. hospitals in their respec- Resources, A. H. M. Fowzie, Western tive areas. Provincial Council Member, Thilanga Golden Key Credit Card Company Dr. K. M. Bandara, the President of Sumathipala, Former MP, Lilantha Perera, Ltd., and to prepare a scheme for the Kurunegala District Native Chief Authority of Colombo Municipal Council, refund of security deposits of card- Physicians’ Association told The Omar Kamil and several other ministers and holders. Island that 10 well-to-do philanthro- officials participated on this occasion. Having considered the repayment pists and two voluntary organizations Minister further expressing her views said plan prepared by the Committee of in the Kurunegala district have that it is a blessing in the lifetime to build a Chartered Accountants, the Supreme agreed to fund Rs. 2 million for this house of their own with state patronage and Court, on 23 October 2009, approved worthy cause as the estimated annual self-contributions. This becomes a reality cost. Raw materials required to pre- the refund of security deposits of when the ownership of houses transferred to cardholders of The Golden Key pare Kola kenda of medicinal value the householders. The NHDA will issue deeds would be provided free of charge by Credit Card Company Ltd. whose bal- to 500 house holders of the Colombo City. The native physicians, he said. ances are Rs. 1 million or below as President instructed us to carry out develop- Title deeds of the 500 hours holders in Colombo City were ceremonially handed over at Maligawatta Pradeepa ment activities in parallel to the victories of the proposed by the Committee. Hall recently. Picture shows, Minister of Housing & Common Amenities, Ferial Ashraff handing over a deed to Accordingly, the Committee has war to fulfill the aspirations of the people even a house holder. Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources, A. H. M. Fowzie, Member of Western GCE O’ Level candidates now commenced refunding of the during the 30 year conflict, she said. Provincial Council, Thilanga Sumathipala, former Member of Parliament Lilantha Perera, Chairman of NHDA “Accordingly our Ministry has taken steps A. I. Wickrama and General Manager of NHDA L. S. Palansuriya are also in the picture. first instalment of capital of security among IDPs to fulfill the development aspirations of the deposits of 3,863 cardholders whose by Bingiriya Corr. people. In this regard NHDA has performed a ficiaries of houses. NHDA has made arrange- grammes will be implemented in due course. balances are Rs. 1 million or below. There are 25,000 candidates from major task under the guidance of the Ministry ments to refurbish Maligawatte Pradeepa Hall The housing programme will be a major The refunds of deposits will either be relief villages in the Northern and Eastern of Housing and Common Amenities. NHDA on the instructions of the Minister of Housing component of this development programme 75% of the security deposit balances provinces for GCE (O/L) Exam, this year has provided housing facilities for more than and Common Amenities. Our thanks should and houses should be properly built and as per. The Golden Key Credit Card and for them, 33 special exam centres 60,000 families all over the island including go to Minister Ferial Ashraff and NHDA in this properly maintained. In this regard, decision Company Ltd. IMAS computer system have been set up by the Department of North and East during the past four years. It is regard. The special attention of the President making political leadership and implement- as at 31 December 2008, or Rs. 100,000, Examinations. If they have gone to settle the aim of the government to grant ownership has been drawn to the dwellers of Colombo ing government officers and beneficiaries whichever is lower. The cheques in down in their native villages, necessary for all the beneficiaries of houses. In parallel to City and a special programme has been should work together as a team. The aspira- settlement of the above will be dis- facilities have been made for them to sit this housing development programme, various launched under the directions of the tion of the President is to make city of for the examination in their new areas” housing programmes are implemented in President to provide housing facilities, Colombo a developed city. patched under the registered cover on said W. M. Balasooriya, the Deputy declared urban areas of Colombo. A national improve health facilities and to uplift living General Manager of NHDA, L. S. Monday, 14 December 2009. Director of Education, Bingiriya. He was programme has been implemented to issue standards of the city dwellers. A programme Palansuriya too expressed his views on this The Committee wishes to inform speaking at a meeting of school principals title deeds for all houses constructed in accor- will be launched in due course by the occasion and Chairman of this Authority A. I. thta further payment on account of of the NWP recently at the Bingiriya MMV. security deposits will be announced All candidates have to show their NICs. dance with the Mahinda Chinthana National Colombo Municipal Council together with Wickrama, Working Director, M. T. M. When they enter the exam centres and Policy. NHDA has targeted to issue 5000 title several ministries and govt. institutions in Sadeek, representatives of the public and in due course after obtaining neces- otherwise postal ID cards should be for- deeds during this year under this programme. this regard. We can be happy with the issue people of the area participated on this occa- sary approvals from the Supreme warded, he said. 500 title deeds of Colombo were issued today of title deeds as the long standing aspiration sion. Court.