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PRESS BRIEFING OF CABINET DECISIONS ON 2017-09-26
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1 Entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on co-operation between Sri Lanka and Australia in regard to the prevention of various crimes committed across Borders
2 Securing of supplementary financial assistance for the completion of the construction work of the Mahamodara Maternity Hospital, Galle
3 Short term solutions for the unprotected railway level crossings
4 Improvement of the efficiency of the Railway operations through the introduction of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and providing train operation related information to the General Public
5 Providing accommodation facilities for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6 Further payment of house rental allowance to persons whose dwelling houses had been damaged completely or found unsuitable for occupation being subject to the floods and landslides which occurred in May 2017
7 Establishment of District Offices of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) in high risk landslide-prone Districts
8 Establishment of a State of the Art National Science Centre (NSC)
9 Entering into Collaboratives with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
10 Science and Technology for Society (STS) Forum - 2018
11 Improving the Cancer Treatment Unit at the Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya
12 Construction of a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory with Auxiliary Clinical Services at the Provincial General Hospital in Badulla
13 Establishment of the Anuradhapura Regional Office of the Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation of Sri Lanka, the Sales Centre and the Medicine Purchasing Centre in one and the same building
14 Development of hospitals in the Sabaragamuwa Province
15 Construction of a new building complex for the Gampaha District Secretariat
16 Enhancing the provisions allocated for the State Award Ceremonies and other Commemoration Ceremonies organized by the Department of Cultural Affairs
17 Allocation of blocks of lands from the Regional Industrial Estates to set up Industries
18 Allocation of a block of land to the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) to establish the Ratnapura Study Centre
19 Development of a Recreational Beach Area from Colpetty to Dehiwala
20 New projects proposed to be implemented from the year 2018 for the performance of the Coconut Sector
21 Utilization of abandoned and uncultivated paddy fields for Solar Power Generation Projects
22 Implementing a formal Agricultural Insurance Scheme
23 Development of identified infrastructure facilities associated with minor irrigation systems
24 Amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act, No.2 of 2013 (Rights of Detainees - Access to Legal Counsel)
25 Increasing of the daily food allowance paid to the student teachers undergoing training at the National Colleges of Education
26 Establishment of two new National Schools within the Municipal limits of Kurunegala and in the Wariyapola Town
27 Amendment to the Pradeshiya Sabhas Act for the provision of welfare facilities to the Plantation Community
28 The Construction of the Human Performance Laboratory
29 Completion of the 2nd Phase of the new building of the National Sports Museum
30 Eviction of encroachers in the land of the Kandy Hospital by providing housing facilities for the Development of the General Hospital of Kandy
31 Obtaining the consultancy services for Designing of Bridges and Railway Lines from the Maradana Railway Station up to Maligawatte
32 Improvement of the Kaduwela - Athurugiriya Road and the Walgama - Athurugiriya Road
33 The New Bridge Construction Project over the Kelani river - Award of the contract for the construction of the Steel bridge section
34 Construction of the Faculty of Nursing
35 Establishment of an Ayurveda Research Hospital on Non?Communicable Diseases at Ninthavur in the Ampara District
36 The Construction of a Student Hostel, a Canteen and a Workshop for the University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC)
37 Construction of access roads, drains and street lights of the housing complex in the Victoria Estate, Norochcholai, Puttalam
38 Award of the contract for the supply and distribution of the Aerial Bundle Conductors
39 Project of the Hambantota LPG Filling Plant of Litro Gas Lanka Ltd.
40 Construction of the proposed Police Mess and Barracks building at Mirihana in Nugegoda
41 Providing Training on Modern Dairy Farming practices for Veterinary Surgeons engaged in the Livestock Sector
42 Implementation of the Integrated Road Investment Programme - (Phase 4)
43 Re-calling of Nominations of the Pudukuduirippu and the Maritimepattu Pradeshiya Sabas
44 Rectifying the shortcomings in the Report of the Local Authorities Delimitation Appeals Review Committee
45 National Food Production Drive
Note:
Please note that certain Cabinet decisions which could only be implemented after being confirmed at the next Cabinet Meeting and the decisions which could be amended at that Meeting, are not included herein.