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Program for November and December
Through the food security and nutrition program in November and December, provincial specific development grants of Rs. 5.00 under which benefits are to be received. Likewise, the remaining 67 pre-schools operating under the local government bodies will provide nutritional meals to 2331 children using the funds owned by those local government bodies.
In order to raise the nutritional status of 960 children of 42 pre-school children in Galle and Matara districts operating in the estate sector, nutritional food is provided for two days a week through the provisions set aside under the provincial specific development grants for the local government department, while southern province fisheries, animal products The program of providing a glass of liquid milk for the remaining three days will be implemented by the ministry provision.
The opening ceremony of this program was attended by the Honorable Governor of the Southern Province, Dr. W. W. It was held on November 01, 2022, under the chairmanship of Mr. Gamage and with the support of Mr. Anura Narangoda, Honorary Chairman of Baddegama Regional Council and the staff. A large number of officials including Southern Provincial Chief Ministry Secretary, Southern Provincial Dhiwara, Animal Production Ministry Secretary, Southern Provincial Agriculture Ministry Secretary, Local Government Commissioner and Deputy Director (Programming) of the Local Government Department participated in this event. Food security and nutrition inauguration program for estate pre-school children in Matara district organized by Matara Assistant Local Government Commissioner W.G. Honorable Chairman of Athuraliya Pradeshiya Sabha. With the support of Mr. Nihal De Silva and other staff members, Athuraliya was done at Estate Preschool.
The Governor's mobile service was held on 11.12.2022 under the chairmanship of the Honorable Governor of Southern Province, Dr. W. Gamage, and officials from the Department of Local Government, Assistant Commissioner of Matara Local Government and Matara District Engineering Services Office participated in the office clinic and building clinic implemented by the Local Government Department.
In parallel with this mobile service, a road week was implemented under the Local Government Department's provisions under the initiative of Akuressa pradeshiya sabha and with the support of Kotapola, Malimbada, Athuraliya and Mullatiyana pradeshiya sabhas. Under this, 43 existing difficult roads in the jurisdiction were repaired, blockages on both sides of the roads and drainage systems were removed, 57 hume pipes were applied to the required places and new roads were constructed, and facilities needed to provide drinking water to the people through community water supply projects. provided. This mobile service will also provide 250 bags of organic fertilizer produced by Rajgama Monroviawatta Garbage Management Center operated under the Department of Local Government as a joint project to the project of providing fruit plants to the members of the selected farmer societies implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Southern Province with the aim of creating food security.