A gazette notification will be issued under existing laws to give all private lands which are not cultivated to those who are willing to cultivate them.
According to the government news portal the President has said all government lands also will be cultivated in relation to this program.
He said that decision will be taken under the ‘Vaga Sangramaya’ program to be launched next month to increase the food production by bringing the drought affected lands to normal conditions.
The President was speaking at the occasion to vest the new Pradeshiya Sabha building in Dimbulagala with the people over the weekend.
He said the government is taking all these decisions to save the people of the country from poverty, strengthen the national economy and to build a prosperous country for future generations.
The Pradeshiya Sabha building which has all facilities has been built at a cost of Rs.7, 000, 000, with the objective of performing rural administrative work strongly and efficientl
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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