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International groups attempt to revive separatism in the country - Minister Basil Rajapaksa
.Colombo, 22 September, (Asiantribune.com):

Minister Basil RajapaksaMinister of Economic Development Mr. Basil Rajapaksa, declaring opening the Negombo Water Supply Project, said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa made the country peaceful for everyone to live on equal status and the International Groups and NGOs which do not like to see a conflict free country in Sri Lanka are making various baseless allegations to revive ethnic tensions and separatism in the country.
The Minister pointed out that the Mahinda Chintana policy statement has given the pledge that this country will be transformed to a nation in which everyone can live in any part of the country without any discrimination on the devoid of parochial matters such as ethnicity, religion, caste and creed.
He said that the government is enduring the provide equal facilities to all areas and treat the people all alike, and it has spent Rs. 7288 Million for the Negombo Water Supply Scheme. He said that Negombo Water supply scheme will benefit several thousand people in the Gampaha district.
He said that the government has already allocated funds for implementing 10 large scale water supply schemes by 2012. The Minister pointed out that although Gampaha was the district adjacent to the Colombo district the previous governments neglected the district and only under this government it is being developed to become on par with the Colombo district.
The government of Netherland has provided Rs. 5775 Million as assistance for the Negombo Water Supply project and the balance amount has been spent by the government.
Minister of Water Supply and Drainage Mr. Dinesh Gunawardene, Deputy Minister Mrs. Nirupama Rajapaksa, State Enterprises Development Minister Mr. Sarath Gunaratne, Parliamentarian Dr. Mrs. Sudarshani Fernando Pullai and several others attended this meeting