On the last day of his visit to Sri Lanka, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna is scheduled to visit Hambantota, for the inauguration of the Indian consulate in the coastal town in southern part of the island nation. Hambantota, also happens to be the home constituency of the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Mr Krishna had earlier remarked that the opening of the Indian consulates in Hambantota and Jaffna is a significant milestone in promotion of people to people to contact in the island nation. Mr.Krishna, who is on a four day visit to Sri Lanka is also scheduled to meet representatives of various Tamil parties and other prominent members of the civil society before flying back to India, this afternoon. On Saturday, Mr Krishna visited Jaffna , considered to be the cultural and political stronghold of the Tamils in Sri Lanka , to open the Indian consulate there . He also participated in the ground breaking ceremony of the launch of the 1000 pilot houses for the war displaced Tamil civilians. This is part of the project for construction of 50,000 houses by India for Internally Displaced Persons in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. India also handed over 500 tractors to the Sri Lankan government, with their associated tools and implements, for distribution to agrarian service centers in the Northern Province.During his visit to Jaffna, Mr. Krishna reiterated that the end of armed conflict in Sri Lanka in May 2009 provides Sri Lanka with an unparalleled opportunity to address all outstanding issues in a spirit of understanding and mutual accommodation and to work towards genuine national reconciliation.The Foreign Minister also traveled to Medawachchiya for the formal inauguration of works for the reconstruction of the Northern Railway lines. The ceremony marked the launch of works on the Medawachchiya-Madhu line by IRCON International Ltd.