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The Government has initiated an ambitious project to increase electricity facilities under the Northern Development Project in the Jaffna and Mannar Districts with a USD 30 million Fund Supply Credit.
Ceylon Electricity Board Chairman E. A. S. K. Edirisinghe told The Island yesterday the project under the Chairmanship of Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa MP commenced last week in Jaffna.
He said: "Under this project we are planning to improve the consumption ratio to 85 per cent from the present 65 per cent in the Jaffna District and in Mannar District to 100 per cent from the present 37 per cent within 180 days".
However, these facilities would be provided only where 100 per cent of the people are in occupation, he said.
