A
multi-million-rupee project to set up a President’s
Square in Fort has been suspended on a directive from
President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Urban Development Authority
(UDA) which had begun acquiring buildings in the vicinity
of the President’s House has been directed to
suspend the project, Urban Development Ministry Secretary
Anila Amaratunga told The Sunday Times.
Amidst
protests by the LTTE and the TNA, the Indian government
has rejected the controversial Sampur area as the possible
site for the construction of a 500-MW coal-fired thermal
power project.
Minister and All-Party
Representatives Committee chairman Tissa Vitarana said
a document which took into consideration the views expressed
by experts’ panel members and APRC deliberations
in the past five months will be presented to the committee
in early January.
Cadres
of the LTTE and the break away Karuna faction fought
one of their biggest battles in the East yesterday,
leaving at least 30 dead, according to army intelligence
reports.
A
multi-million-rupee project to set up a President’s
Square in Fort has been suspended on a directive from
President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Urban Development Authority
(UDA) which had begun acquiring buildings in the vicinity
of the President’s House has been directed to
suspend the project, Urban Development Ministry Secretary
Anila Amaratunga told The Sunday Times. 