Batticaloa has not achieved the expected development, even after the war- Minister Sujeewa
View(s):Batticaloa despite its ideal geographical location and natural resources has not achieved any significant development in the past decades, according to Sujeewa Senasinghe, State Minister of International Trade, speaking at an investment and export summit in Batticaloa on Monday. It was organized with the collaboration of the Ministry of Developmental strategies and the International Trade and the District Secretariat of Batticaloa. In comments released to the media, he said: “The people who suffered from three decades of the war expected a major development after the end of the war but unfortunately any development they hoped has still not been achieved”.
He said the aim of his ministry is to focus and make quick development of the region. The summit focused on improvement of fisheries and marine farms and also bringing in investments into the sectors such as agriculture, farming, tourism and higher education. A total number of 27 new investment project proposals were submitted for the Batticaloa area but weren’t implemented due to various problems. Some of the bottlenecks were solved at the summit. Mr. Senasinghe said the Government’s goal is to position and brand Sri Lankan products in fast growing markets of the Asian region.