Vavuniya and Mannar towns where were in the dark during the separatist war, have now lit up with street lamps under the Uthuru Vasanthaya program.

Rs.9 million has been spent to repair the damaged street lighting.

Several areas in the Jaffna District will also be provided with electricity when the Kokavil transmission station is completed under two phases following the construction of a Tower. The construction work at the Mankulam-Kilinochchi power line that began recently will be completed when the Power line reaches Kokavil in three weeks time.

400 transformers will also be installed from Weli-Oya along the coastal line, up to Mannar and the villages in the A -9 road and settlements of the five districts that include Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi and Jaffna.