The government will set up a new Dedicated Economic center (DEC) and Lanka Sathosa outlet in Kilinochchi, with immediate effect to provide relief to consumers as well as farmers in the region.
Cooperatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando said that the government will spend around Rs.175 million for the DEC in Kilinochchi.
Construction of the proposed DEC is expected to be completed within six months. It will have 350 trade stalls and will provide marketing facilities for producers to sell their products, such as, vegetables, rice, meat and fish, spices and other items.
The Sathosa outlet will be constructed within three months at a cost of Rs.30 million. A fuel filling station will also be constructed under first phase of the project.
Prime Minister D.M Jayaratne and Hambantota District Parliamentarian Namal Rajapkasa laid foundation stones for the construction of the DEC and the Sathosa outlet in Kilinochchi yesterday. The minister said that the DEC will further strengthen the farmer community in the Northern region who could obtain fair prices for their agricultural products from these economic centers. Consumers in the North will be able to purchase fresh and quality consumer items transported from several parts of the country at a cheaper rates.
Meanwhile, a paddy store house with a facility of storing nearly 2500 metric tones of buffer paddy stock was opened in Ramanadanpuram, Kilinochchi yesterday. The paddy store which was totally destroyed by terrorists during the war has been renovated by the government to avert any future rice storage.
Source:SundayObserver
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