Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe made a special inspection visit to the Oluvil commercial port and fisheries harbour recently.
The minister’s visit was aimed at streamlining the port development and future activities. Action is being pursued to start ship services from Oluvil port in the future.
Minister Samarasinghe has decided to solve the problems and take action to pay compensation to those whose lands were acquired for the port project at Oluvil.
The Minister looked in to the grievances of these allottees whose lands were taken over for the port project in Oluvil.
At the main entrance of the Oluvil fisheries harbour, there is a sand dune by which the fishing industry has been badly affected. As a result, the fishing boats are unable to come out or go out in to the sea for fishing.
The fishermen who were affected by this, made representation to the Eastern Province Health Minister A.L.M.Nazeer and has requested Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe to take action to remove the sand dune.
The newly constructed Oluvil commercial port and fisheries harbour comprises an ice manufacturing plant constructed at a cost of Rs.7,000 million.
The Oluvil port development plan includes construction of both a commercial port and a basin for fishing vessels. MT Højgaard carried out the project in two phases.
Primary Industry Minister Daya Gamage, Ports and Shipping Deputy Minister Nishantha Muthuhettigama , Health Deputy Minister Faizal Cassim, Eastern Province Chief Minister Hafiz Nazeer Ahamed, Eastern Province Health Minister A.L.M.Nazeer, Ministry Officials and many others participated.
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