Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- The Postal Department has the potential to easily generate an income of Rs. 15,000 million this year, Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

The Minister made these remarks while participating in the opening ceremony of the newly reconstructed Madawala Ulpotha Post Office yesterday (22). The post office was renovated at a cost of Rs. 5.1 million.

He stated that a sum of Rs. 2,000 million had previously been allocated for the development of the Postal Department, which enabled it to generate an income of Rs. 13,450 million. Accordingly, the Department expects to achieve a revenue target of Rs. 15,000 million this year.

The Minister further noted that several initiatives are being implemented...