Construction of Buttala Industrial Estate Nears Completion. Production of High Quality Timber Goods Targeted

23rd March 2010, www.news.lk

The construction of the Buttala Industrial Estate has been completed 95 percent according to the Secretary of the Industries Ministry, RVD Piyathilaka.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa had given guidance previously to produce timber and related goods where timber is found in abundance. Accordingly, the Industries Ministry has been constructing the Buttala Industrial Estate to produce high quality timber and partly finished goods, added the Secretary.

Monthly, 200 truck loads of timber have been dispatched from this area. Timber varieties commonly sourced from this area include teak, mahogany, lunumidella and other class one types.

This industry has created employment for many people around the area as skilled labor is available for this particular industry from the area itself, he added.

In addition to the infrastructure facilities, the Ministry will provide the knowledge of productivity improvement and cleaner production concepts to the prospective entrepreneurs, he said.