Last modified on: 5/10/2013 9:00:35 AM
Northerners thrive in a North Reborn - NP Governor
The winds of change blowing across the Northern landscape have
ushered in prosperity and new found hope for the people of Jaffna, who for three
decades had endured untold suffering under the curse of the LTTE, Northern
Province Governor Maj. Gen (Retd) G.A. Chandrasiri told the Daily News. Focusing
on the current development initiative, he pointed out that the socio -economic
development realised through the Mahinda Chinthana Concept is visible
everywhere. In place of shell and mortar-riddled buildings, new condominiums are
springing up. The state has allocated Rs.10 billion for the development of
infrastructure. In addition the Roads Development Authority allocated Rs. 5
billion.
 Under the NEHRP Project implemented with Indian government
financial assistance along with NGO's, over 35,000 housing units have being
constructed. A turning point is that The Tamil diaspora has also extended
assistance .
"The Jaffna people are predominately engaged in agriculture. The
private sector has reposed confidence in the governments development drive.
"A case in point is the advent of a giant supermarket chain in
the North with a five storeyed building under construction.
'This would be a big boost to both cultivators and farmers to
sell their products eliminating the middle men.
"The Jaffna University, which was under the LTTE jackboot in the
days of conflict has seen a new dawning and beginning, as evidenced by the 75
medical students from the South who are studying medicine with their Tamil
brothers and sisters in the English medium in the Jaffna University," he
explained.
The new found affluence had enabled many families to send their
children abroad for studies making gibberish the claim by the Tamilnadu
Jayalalitha clique that Jaffna Tamils are subject to oppression. Duri9ng their
reign of terror, the LTTE even imposed restrictions on marriage. Every family
has to hand over one child to the LTTE for the other children to be given in
marriage.
"The unprecedented development taking place has vanquished the
Eelam dream, bringing much benefits to the common man. The new era ushered by
the government on the directives of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has helping the
people realise their life long hopes and dreams, " the Northern Governor said.
Courtesy : Daily News
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