
President Maithripala Sirisena said he took the leadership to eradicate the drug menace from the country with the aim of alleviating poverty.The President was speaking at the opening of the newly constructed Asirigama Grama Shakthi Gammanaya in Palugaswewa, Anuradhapura, yesterday.The project was carried out at a cost of Rs. 80 million under the Grama Shakthi national movement under the guidance of the President.