However, the Batticaloa District Secretariat has also announced that only the services of some branches will be held in the building where the old District Secretariat operated until further notice.
Based on this, in the old district secretariat building, Sports Division, Consumer Authority, Small Industries Division, Social Security Board, Deputy Registrar General Division (East Zone), Land Registrar Division, Freshwater Aquaculture Division, Human Resource Development Authority, Conference Hall, U. NTP These units are currently functioning.
The Batticaloa District Secretariat has also announced that apart from the above sections, all other services can be obtained in the new building located in the Teraimadhu area.
Due to the lack of space of the district secretariat which was functioning in the fort, the foundation stone for the new district secretariat was laid in 2016 and the construction work of this building block is going on.