Article No 8037
Posted on July 30, 2010 by Kalani
Coast Conservation Bill
Approval was granted by the Cabinet of Ministers to present the Coast Conservation Bill to Parliament for approval.
World Habitat Day
Cabinet approved to conduct World Habitat Day week from September 24 to October 4, 2010 for the official celebration and to organize the main function on World Habitat Day 2010 at the Youth Council Auditorium on October 4, 2010 to review the progress and conclude the World Habitat Day event.
Dankotuwa Integrated Water Supply Scheme
On a proposal by Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, Cabinet granted approval to seven foreign companies who have submitted expressions of interests to undertake the implementation of the Dankotuwa Integrated Water Supply Scheme.
Cabinet noted that this project costing Rs 4,887 million will bring direct benefit to about 260,000 residential population of Dankotuwa, Wennappuwa and Nattandiya areas and this will help boost the economy of the region increased industrial activities in Dankotuwa Industrial Zone and suburbs and the tourism industry.
Cabinet noted that by construction of a raw water intake at Mahaoya, this will provide water at 56,500 cu.m. per day to serve these areas.
A Cabinet memorandum by Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa to improve and upgrade basis infrastructure facilities in selected 100 urban low-income settlements on lands owned by NHDA and Colombo Municipal covering Colombo City and Western Province under the concept of Nagamu Purawara.
Govt guarantee on behalf of LCC
On a recommendation of Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, approval was granted to issue a Government Guarantee on behalf of Lanka Coal Colombo (LCC) enabling LCC to open a letter of credit to value of Rs 1 billion, taking into consideration, a possible changes in coal price index in November 2010.
Cabinet noted that the construction of Phase 1 (300MW) of the coal fired power plant at Puttalam in nearing completion and it is necessary to deliver the first coal shipment in the first week of November 2010 to the site as the coal firing is scheduled to the last week on November 2010. The cost of first shipment of 65,500MT of coal will be US$ 7 million.
School uniforms
Providing cloth for uniforms to schoolchildren in 2011- Cabinet of Ministers decided that the quantum of Uniform Material that could be given to the Domestic Textile Manufacturers based on their manufacturing capacity and the balance to be given to a suitable Chinese manufactures/supplier as a direct purchase through the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
It was further decided that Education Ministry should ensure that the uniform material will be distributed to the schools strictly on scheduled before the December vacation.
Purchase of locally produced maize
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to purchase 2,000 MT locally produced maize for the preparation of Thriposha to elimninate malnutrition among children and mothers.
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