Sri Lanka, Oct. 28 -- Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated that by restarting the construction of postal buildings that had been halted for 10 years, the Government has allocated Rs. 1,000 million for the construction of new post offices and Rs. 1,200 million for the modernisation and repair of post offices over the past two years alone.

The Minister made these remarks while attending the foundation laying ceremony for the new sub-post office building in Pimbura, Agalawatta yesterday (27).

The construction of this sub-post office, built at a cost of Rs. 6.63 million, is scheduled to be completed within three months, directly serving 2,600 families.

Emphasising that the Pimbura area should be developed as an advan...