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The Austrian government agreed to extended its support to the Sri Lanka Police to develop a systematic public security programme in modern technology, Public Administration and Law and Order Ministry said.
During a meeting between Austrian Deputy Consul in New Delhi Christophe Maienberg and Minister Ranjith Madduma Bandara at the Public Administration and Law and Order Ministry, it was revealed that the programme is being implemented as a concessionary loan scheme and the Austrian government expected to provide the loan in several stages.
In the first phase, the Austrian government agreed to provide a sum of Euro 10 million which has been proposed to install CCTV cameras in the entire Western Province.
The Ministry said during a recent visit of President Maithripala Sirisena to Austria, the President had stressed Austrian government about the necessity of such programme in Sri Lanka. Meeting between the Minister and the Consul took place following the request of the President, the Ministry said.
In the second stage, another 10 million Euros will be provided for the development of the 119 emergency call service.
In addition,the Austrian Deputy Consul informed Minister Madduma Bandara that the Austrian government in collaboration with the Spanish government will also grant a soft loan of Euro 30 million to enhance the police communications sector.
The ministry said Austria as a security communications partner for a number of leading countries in the world, can also be identified as a strong country in the international telecommunications field.
Austrian Global Cells Group’s Deputy Director Bernard Novak, Ministry Secretary Padmasiri Jayamanna also participated in the meeting. (Darshana Sanjeewa)
Middle Class Tamil living in London Sunday, 27 May 2018 05:43 PM
Since the Independence 70 years ago Sri Lanka has accomplished only two internationally known achievements. Sri Lankan cricket, always looking up to foreign cricket playing nations, was a loosing team until a nationalistic approach was adopted by a new captain in both tactics and attitude that paid off, wining the World Cup in 1986. Sri Lankan Armed forces trained and adviced by the British,Israelis,and Pakistanis were constantly loosing the battles against a small band of LTTE suicide terrorists,until there appeared a General who threw away the traditional western tactics and adopted his own homegrown methods and beat the LTTE comprehensively. The moral of the story is do not depend on other countries, instead use your own brain power and devolop the country. Help from Austria is not going to improve our police at all. What Sri Lankan Police need is to recruit young university graduates from good families in hundreds into ASP rank and make this rank the biggest among all ranks.
Nalaka Monday, 28 May 2018 12:30 PM
Couldn't have been said it any better!!!!
Lord Wolfstein Monday, 28 May 2018 07:51 PM
I have never seen local brain power in Sri Lanka
Ravi Tuesday, 29 May 2018 09:09 AM
The Austrian police might learn a trick or two if they are smart.
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