German MPs impressed by Jaffna's unique beauty

The delegation of German MPs currently in Sri Lanka, headed to the North after a meeting with the Northern Province Governor Major General G A Chandrasiri. In the North, they visited the Cheddikulam Hospital which received financial assistance from the German Red Cross (DRK) and Menik Farm, where some of the projects had been funded by the German Organization, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund ASB.

Their visit besides included the Agromart (WHH) Resettlement project in Punkuditivu to which recovery assistance has been given for resettled families in Northern Sri Lanka by the German Federal Government. The delegates were warmly received by the Archbishop of Jaffna the Most Rev Dr Thomas Savundranayagam and Jaffna Urban Council Mayor Yogeswari Patgunarajah.

Germany on its part spends $ 15 million per year on resettlement and demining in the North.

The delegation in the meantime was very impressed by the unique beauty of the Jaffna peninsula. They noted that Jaffna has a huge potential to become an exciting destination for both Sri Lankan and foreign tourists. A prerequisite for this however is that travel restrictions for foreign tourists to the North must be removed.