Vavuniya and Mannar towns have been lit with street lamps to light up roads and thoroughfares that were in the dark during the separatists war.
A sum of Rs. 9 million has been spent to repair the damaged street lighting under Uthuru Wasanthaya program, the Ceylon Electricity Board Project Manager for the Northern Province Gratian Muthukudaarachchi said.
The Government Agents will now take charge of these lamps, he said.
He said following the separatists war Urban Councils and Town Councils in the Northern province that maintained street lighting were non-functional. Several areas in the Jaffana district will also be provided with electricity when work at the Kokavil transmission is completed under two phases following the construction of a Tower. The second phase will be completed when transmission work begins. The construction work at the Mankulam-Killinochchi power line that began recently will be completed when the Power line reaches Kokavil in three weeks time. "Electricity will be provided much earlier to these areas from a generator," the Project Manager said.
Meanwhile, 400 transformers will be installed from Weli-Oya along the coastal line up to Mannar and the villages in the A -9 road and settlements of the five districts that include Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Killinochchi and Jaffna.