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Message: <blockquote data-quote="monson" data-source="post: 20314773" data-attributes="member: 30005">04. Implementation of wastewater disposal infrastructure for chilaw town, Puttalam town and Wastewater disposal system for Maharagama-Boralesgamuwa areas  The joint proposal made by Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Minister of City Planning and Water Supply and Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance, to implement the above projects and to obtain a loan amount of US$ 105 million from Exim Bank of China under concessionary conditions, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. 05. Provide Technical Assistance for the implementation of the Weliwita Water Supply Project  The Weliwita Water Supply Project is the first water supply project implemented under the Public-Private Partnership and the proposal made by Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Minister of City Planning and Water Supply, to obtain technical assistance of International Financial Corporation of the World Bank Group, and to appoint a Cabinet Appointed Standing Procurement Committee and a Project Committee to implement this project, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. 06. Resuming construction of Walasmulla Weekly Fair  The foundation of the Walasmulla Weekly Fair has been completed and the construction works have been suspended due to a absence of funds. The proposal made by Hon. Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Megapolis and Western Development, to resume its construction with the assistance of Sri Lanka Army, subject to an estimated cost of Rs. 50 million, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.08. The Accelerated Programme for the development of middle income housing and infrastructure  Proposals have been called according to the approval granted by the Cabinet of Ministers in 08 blocks of lands in various areas of the island owned by the Housing Development Authority, with the participation of local and foreign investors and developers. The Steering Committee appointed in this regard has recommended to implement housing projects in Panadura, Homagama (Jalthara Phase II), Yakkala, and Ragama and to recall proposals for housing projects in Kundasale, Homagama, Galle, and Nittambuwa. Above information presented by Hon. Sajith Premadasa, Minister of Housing and Construction, was considered by the Cabinet of Ministers.09. Developing Jetty Facilities in the Jaffna Peninsula and adjoining Islands to transport passengers and cargo safely  People in Jaffna's nearby islands, including Delft and Nagadeepa, use boat transportation for their daily needs. In addition pilgrims also use boat transportation for visiting religious places of worship. However, there have been some issues regarding this transportation such as absence of sufficient boat transportation, minimum jetty facilities, and the light house is in a situation to be renovated. As a solution, the proposal made by Hon. Arjuna Ranatunga, Minister of Ports and Shipping, to develop and regulate coastal passenger transportation by the Director General of Merchant Shipping and to make suitable amendments to the Boat Ordinance, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.11. Relocation of City Centred Prisons to Interior Areas with more space  The Government has recognized the need to undertake urgent reforms in the prisons with the view of converting prisons into correction centres. Relocation of city centred prisons to under populated areas is a priority task. The proposal made by Hon. D.M. Swaminathan, Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs, to assign design and consultancy services regarding the relocation of Prisons in Colombo, Galle, Matara, Badulla, Trincomalee, and Batticaloa, to government owned construction firms, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.13. Establishment of a Domestic Airport in Badulla District  Except in Uva and Sabaragamu Provinces, all the other provinces have domestic airports. A minimum of 06 hours is required to travel on land from Colombo to Badulla and the duration for air transportation is about 25 minutes. Establishment of a domestic airport in the district will help in promoting the tourism industry in the region and to improve economic crops cultivation for exportation. The proposal made by Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, to establish a domestic airport at Bandarawela in Badulla District, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.15. Implementation of Budget Proposals 2016 – Construction of Cold Stores  The price fluctuation of vegetables and fruits including Big Onions and Potatoes badly impacts on farmers as well as consumers. The Budget 2016 has allocated funds to build cold stores as our crops production is based on a seasons. The proposal made by Hon. P. Harrison, Minister of Rural Economic Affairs, to build cold stores in Dambulla Economic Centre for selected vegetables and fruits including Big Onion and in Keppetipola Economic Centre for selected vegetables and fruits including Potatoes, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. 16. Central Expressway Project – Obtaining Consultancy services for the construction of section 2 from Mirigama to Kurunegala (39.91 km), including a link from Mirigama to Ambepussa (9.3 km)  The above project will construct an expressway section from Mirigama to Kurunegala via Pothuhera with a length of 39.91 km of 4 lanes and link from Mirigama intersection to Ambepussa of 2 lanes with a length of 9.3 km. The proposal made by Hon. Lakshman Kiriella, Minister of Higher Education and Highways, to commence required procurement activities for selection of a suitable firm to provide consultancy services in supervising these constructions, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.Decisions taken by the cabinet of ministers at its meeting held on 21-06-2016-http://www.news.lk/cabinet-decusions/item/13742-decisions-taken-by-the-cabinet-of-ministers-at-its-meeting-held-on-21-06-2016</blockquote>

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