British Deputy HC meets Devananda in Jaffna

(January 17, Jaffna, Sri Lanka Guardian) Mr. Mark Gooding, the Deputy High Commissioner in Sri Lanka met at a discussion Mr. Douglas Devananda, Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare and Chairman of Special Task Committee Northern Province at his Ministerial premises on the last 13th.

At the discussion held, the Minister placed before the visiting Deputy High Commissioner the prevailing situation in the Northern Province, the necessities of people and the problems and difficulties faced by them. Minister Devananda explained to the visiting representative the necessity of rehabilitating and putting back on track the war battered helpless people who recently had been at the mercy of massive floods, never experienced in the peninsula before. United Nation Organization, developed countries and International non-governmental organizations have readily come forward for this purpose, the Minister added

The Minister pointed out that redeeming of the A-9 land route from the vicious Tiger grip through the humanitarian operations, was a beginning of realization of a long cherished expectation of the Northern people and this positive developmental would quicken the commenting of transport to the other parts of the country paving way for the farmers, fishermen and other producers of goods to transform their produce and products to the rest of the country.


At a request made by the Minister for improvement of English language in the peninsula, the Deputy Commissioner expressing his willingness for help request the Minister to submit his proposals for compliance. - Sri Lanka Guardian