President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed the Defence Ministry to take steps to develop necessary infrastructure facilities and provide technical assistance and labour support from the Tri-Forces to repair warehouses belonging to the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) and Sathosa to facilitate the purchasing of paddy in the Maha Season.
A coordinating conference in this regard was held at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agricultural Research and Training Institute in Colombo with the participation of Land and Irrigation Deputy Minister Dr. Susil Ranasinghe on Thursday (16). During the meeting, it was discussed to utilise the labour, technical knowhow and machinery of the Tri-Forces to carry out necessary renovation work in those warehouses.
The Defence Ministry has agreed to provide assistance to complete the renovation work of the warehouses before the January end and prior to the commencement of paddy purchasing of the Maha Season. It was also agreed to provide required security for the warehouse premises. These measures are taken as a part of the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme.
The PMD has 209 warehouses countrywide, while Sathosa has 12 warehouses. Officials also exchanged views of the shortcomings prevailing in those warehouses, the steps to be taken and also future plans.
PMB officials including the Chairman Manjula Pinnalanda, Chief Executive Officer Professor A. L. Rajaguru, Regional Managers, Sri Lanka Army General Staff Director General Major General Dinesh Udugama along with senior Tri-Forces officers and Defence Ministry officials were present at the discussion.
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