POST-CONFLICT EFFORTS BY GOSL AND ARMED FORCES-Facts and Figures
Posted on February 25th, 2014
POST-CONFLICT EFFORTS BY GOSL / ARMED FORCES
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| DEMINING |
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- 1,319sq.km cleared out of 1,419sq.km in the North
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| Basic Infrastructure |
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- Rs.4.4billion (US$39.63million) spent by Ministry Economic Development)
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| Resettlement Package per family |
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- 6 months dry rations
- Initial grant of Rs.5000 part of total grant of Rs.25,000
- Rs.4000 per acre land preparation cost
- Non-Food-Relief Items – mosquito nets, jerry cans, kitchen sets, towels, plastic mats, bed sheets, plastic basins, GI buckets
- Additional NFRI on need basis – clothing, coconut scrappers, slippers, food containers, arpaulin kits, plastic sheets (4mx5m) nylon ropes
- Hygiene packs per UNICEF standards
- Return tool kits – crow bar, axe, rake, heavy carpenter hammer, shovel, mammoty, hurricane lamp, jungle knife
- Provisions of seed paddy (4 bushels / 2 acres per family)
- Roofing sheets – 12 nos per family
- Cement bags (8 nos per family)
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| Water supply / Sanitation |
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- Nearly 15,000 wells cleaned and renovated
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| Electricity |
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- 9 mega projects in operation / Rs.13.2billion
- Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts are receiving electricity for the 1st time in 30 years.
- Revenue from electricity supply has risen from Rs.1644million in 2009 to Rs.2182million in 2010
- Consumers have increased from 132,331 in 2009 to 142,611 in 2011
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| UN / INGO/NGO assistance |
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- Between 2009-2012 UN system has provided US$437,942,702 assistance to the Northern province for relief, humanitarian efforts
- 39 INGOs supported livelihood projects
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| Health services |
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- 161 preventive care institutions and 102 curative care institutions in North
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- Rs.2135million spent on healthcare between 2009 and 2011
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| Education sector |
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- 1021 schools and 12 educational zones in the Northern province majority which were damaged throughout the conflict
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- Since 2009, 1630 school buildings repaired by GOSL costing Rs.1.341million
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- 990 schools are functioning with 13,967 teachers catering to 260,582 students in the Northern Province
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| Housing |
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- Target 78,144 permanent houses – 27,983 houses completed.
- The Sri Lanka Armed Forces have completed 3780 new houses, over 3000 temporary houses, repaired over 3000 houses,
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| Roads/Railways |
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- Total investment for road sector – Rs.75,071million
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- Number of motor vehicles registered in North increased from 47,031 in 2009 to 62644 in 2011.
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- 3 major bridges destroyed by LTTE reconstructed – Mannar Bridge, Sangipidy Bridge, Aruvi Aru Bridge.
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| Agriculture |
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- 80% Northern population involved in agriculture
- Every resettled family given seed paddy and subsidized fertilizer
- 212,722 metric tons of paddy recorded during 2010-2011
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| Irrigation Network |
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- Over 2000 irrigation tanks of major, medium and minor categories in the North
- 147 completed / 139 in progress
- 189,000 acres of land under irrigated agriculture
- Rs.6333.9million commitment by GOSL
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| Fisheries |
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- 2nd economic activity in the North
- 1/3 of coastline in North – annual production of fish 75,000 metric tons
- Fishing fleet is now 11,225
- Fish production in North arisen from 15,250 metric tons in 2007 to 48,520 metric tons in 2011
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| Banking |
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- 20 state banks and private banks operating in North
- Loans amounting to Rs.4614million granted to 36,000 beneficiaries by the Central Bank by 2011.
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| Private investment |
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- 23 projects approved by BOI with total investment of Rs.68,268.7million
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- The following points negates the propaganda that Tamils are discriminated
RECRUITMENT OF TAMILS TO SRI LANKA POLICE (2007 TO 2013) = 1266
THE TOP 20 INVESTORS IN THE COLOMBO EXCHANGE (ETHNICITY)
SINHALESE = 10
TAMILS = 6
MOORS = 2
OTHERS = 2
40 LEADING INVESTORS IN SRI LANKA (ETHNCITITY)
SINHALESE = 11
TAMILS = 23
MOOR = 4
OTHER = 2
THE GOSL HAS ALSO RENOVATED AND REHABILITATED RELIGIOIUS PLACES IN THE NORTH
TAMIL KOVILS = 11 (COST OF Rs.35million)
CATHOLIC CHURCHES = 3 (COST OF RS. 30.4million)
MOSQUES = 27 (cost of Rs.833million)
BUDDHIST TEMPLES = 2 (Nagadeepa and Dambakolapatuna)
In addition the GOSL/Sri Lanka Armed Forces have
- Renovated 67 Government hospitals
- Carried out 20 Dengue campaigns
- Conducted 9 health campaigns
- Conducted 4 eye campaigns
- Conducted 1 blood donation campaign
- Repaired 1 cemetery ground
- Constructed 8 sports grounds
- Constructed 3 childrens parks
- Constructed 10 community centres
- Conducted 35 community development projects
- Provided 3062 bicycles
- Supplied 2313 lamps
- Supplied 1050 cookers
- Supplies 50 telephones
- Supplied 90 tents
February 25th, 2014 at 12:49 pm
Lack of FAIR PLAY is part of the problem!!
Govt. has NOT been FAIR for the Sinhalese and Muslims.
25,000 Sinhalese and 100,000 Muslims were chased away from Jaffna by Tamils but NO ACTION taken to settle them!!
“40 LEADING INVESTORS IN SRI LANKA (ETHNCITITY)
SINHALESE = 11
TAMILS = 23
MOOR = 4
OTHER = 2”
Money laundering by the LTTE Diaspora in SL. Govt. MUST monitor their activities.
“THE GOSL HAS ALSO RENOVATED AND REHABILITATED RELIGIOIUS PLACES IN THE NORTH
TAMIL KOVILS = 11 (COST OF Rs.35million)
CATHOLIC CHURCHES = 3 (COST OF RS. 30.4million)
MOSQUES = 27 (cost of Rs.833million)
BUDDHIST TEMPLES = 2 (Nagadeepa and Dambakolapatuna)”
27 mosques in the north for a 1% Muslim population! This is a joke and DISPROPORTIONATE. Only 2 Buddhist temples. There are many more needing attention.
At least now the govt. should realize giving benefit after benefit to Tamils DOES NOT solve the problem. It WORSENS it.