DN PICTORIAL

President Rajapaksa inspecting the plantation after opening the Batatha farming village

President opening the Batatha farming village

New bus stand in Galle opened

The Southern ExpresswayOpening the Southern Expressway

The Kinniya bridge President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the opening of the Kinniya bridge

The Kokavil Multi Purpose Transmission Tower after its opening

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Prime Minister D M Jayaratne and National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Vice Chairperson Zang Meiying at the opening ceremony of the Lotus Pond Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre

President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the opening of the Lakvijaya coal power plant in Norochcholai

President Mahinda Rajapaksa commissioning the Hambantota harbour

Ships at the Hambantota habour

Promises fulfilled, a developmental phase

The Diyagama Mahinda Rajapaksa sports complex

Lotus Pond Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre

President taking the first lesson in the flight simulator after opening the Flight Academy

President opening the giant bridge in Bandaragama-Hirana fulfilling a dream of the villagers

President Mahinda Rajapaksa was re-elected Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Presiden-tial Election of 2010 with the largest mandate ever recorded by a Sri Lankan President. In keep-ing with the Mahinda Chinthanaya policy, a num-ber of mega development projects were imple-mented all over the country and development work was accelerated during the last two years. Here are some snapshots of the development the country achieved within the last few years. Pictures by Sudath Silva