THE Jaffna Chamber of Commerce, while welcoming the Government’s decision to allow the transport of consumer goods along the A-9 Kandy–Jaffna highway under the ‘Uthuru Vasanthaya’ programme, asked for more for Jaffna consumers to reap the maximum benefit of the programme. "That will have a meaningful impact on the lives of the Jaffna consumers during the forthcoming New Year," Chamber sources said yesterday.
This open appeal was made by the Jaffna Chamber of Commerce to Senior Presidential Advisor, Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa. The second convoy that left last week had 20 container lorries, including two freezer container vehicles with a consignment of 420 metric tons.
Chairman of Sathosa Ltd. Nalin Fernando said that the second convoy of 20 container lorries had left for Jaffna last Wednesday March(25) with a consignment of groceries, textiles, asbestos sheets, fruits and milk powder and was expected to return with produce from the North.
A convoy of 22 container lorries took goods in the inaugural run in early March consigned to the Government Agent K. Ganesh. That inaugural convoy returned to Colombo with fish, small onions and vegetables.
Similarly, the second convoy returned with 160 metric tons of fresh fish, crabs, prawns, squids, onions and vegetables totalling to 420 tonnes. (Courtesy:The Island)
