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The Indian government has agreed to provide financial assistance to develop Kankasanthurai (KKS) Harbour in two phases.KKS harbour is one of the 10 sea and air entry points to the country.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who holds the finance portfolio, had presented the proposal for KKS Harbour Development to the cabinet.
Sri Lanka High Commission's Minister-Counsellor Sugeeswara Senadhira said the cabinet of ministers gave the green signal to the KKS Harbour Development Project last week.
The project, to be carried out in two phases, will involve repairs to the existing breakwater, jetty and deepening of the harbour. A new breakwater will also be constructed.
'A Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian government to carry out the development of the port is to be signed shortly,' Senadhira told IANS.
The harbour's development will enable economic and social development of the war-torn North.
Authorities said the development of KKS harbour will facilitate the transportation of goods from nearby Indian ports.
During the armed conflict between the government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that lasted more than 20 years, infrastructure development in the LTTE-controlled areas remained stalled and existing infrastructures were damaged.
After the conflict came to an end in May 2009, the government started major reconstruction programmes in the North and the East. India is funding some of the projects.
© Indo Asian News Service
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