28.02.2008
Dependents
of assassinated MPs to be granted a sympathetic allowance
Cabinet approved a memorandum submitted by His Excellency
President Mahinda Rajapaksa to pay a sympathetic allowance
to the widows and children of parliamentarians recently
assassinated by the LTTE, T. T.Maheswaran and D.M.Dassanayake,
the late Minister of Nation Building. Accordingly, these
families will each be provided with a sum of Rs. 5 million.
English
medium education extended to Arts and Science streams
Cabinet approved a memorandum submitted by the Minister
of Education, Susil Premjayanth, to provide opportunities
for students to pursue studies in the A/L commerce and
arts streams in the English medium, where teachers and
other facilities are available.
The bilingual programme was started in 2002 for Grade
6 classes upwards and continued to the A/L classes in
the science and mathematics streams. The first batch sat
for the A/L's in English in 2007. So far approximately
4000 students from 115 schools have benefited from this
scheme.
A comprehensive training programme for 500 teachers in
these schools in collaboration with Universities in the
form of weekend courses is to be put in place to facilitate
this.
Two-wheel hand tractors
to be provided to farmers
Cabinet approved a memorandum submitted by Maithripala
Sirisena, Minister of Agriculture Development and Agrarian
Services to provide two-wheel tractors to farmers at an
estimated price of Rs. 165,000, which is 30% of the total
value.
The beneficiaries will be required to pay Rs. 25,000 initially
with the balance to be paid within three years in 30 installments.
This proposal was submitted subsequent to Japan having
stepped forward to help the Sri Lankan farmer by an agreement
to allocate 200 hand tractors. Already 400 tractors have
arrived and the final consignment is to arrive this month.
Contractors
to be procured immediately for road rehabilitation in
Kandy District
Cabinet
approved a memorandum submitted by Jearaj Fernandopulle,
Minister of Highways and Road Development, to invite bids
from six selected contractors under Emergency Procurement
Procedure in order to award contracts immediately and
thereby expedite the rehabilitation of all roads in Kandy
City, following a presidential directive to complete the
relevant work before the commencement of the SAARC Summit,
scheduled to be held from July 27 to August 2, 2008.
Accordingly the approach road to the Buddhist Centre in
Pallekele, the Circular Road around the Nuwara Wewa, the
approach roads to the major hotels in Kandy, the Getambe-Gannoruwa
Road, and the Colombo-Kandy Road will be rehabilitated.
In addition, Willian Gopallawa Mawatha will be turned
into a 4-lane road while 8 overhead bridges will be constructed
in Kandy town.
The six companies invited to bid are: Maga Engineering
Ltd., Sierra Construction (Pvt) Ltd., Consulting Engineers
and Contractors LTd., K.D.A. Weerasinghe and Co. Ltd.,
International Construction Consortium Ltd., and CML Edwards
Co. Ltd.
Asian Development Bank
funded National Highway Sector Project
Cabinet
granted approval to a memorandum submitted by Jeyraj Fernandopulle,
Minister of Highways and Road Development to awar the
contract for the rehabilitation and upgrading of the Ambepussa-Kurunegala-Trincomalee
Road (A-006) from Habarana to Kantale to International
Construction Consortium –China Harbour JV for a
sum of Rs. 2,407,885,241.90 (without VAT).
Consultants for building
complex for the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration
(SLIDA)
Cabinet
approved a memorandum submitted by Karu Jayasuriya, Mnister
of Public Administration, to obtain the services of the
Project Consultancy Unit of the Faculty of Architecture,
University of Moratuwa, for the building complex at the
Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA)
New Playground for Avissawella
Cabinet approved a memorandum submitted by Dinesh Gunawardena,
Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development
to assign the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau the
task of turfing the ground and embankment and putting
in place the drainage system for the development of a
playground at Avissawella (Penrith Estate)
The first two phases, consisting of land development work
including earth-cutting, rock-blasting, clearing and leveling
have been completed.
Anusha
Palpita
Director of Government Information
Courtesy
- Government Information