Annual Report 2008 - Ministry of Finance and Planning

2. Fiscal Developments - 2008
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Box 2.9
“Negenahira Navodaya” - the Road of Recovery from Terrorism to Development Contd.
Developments undertaken in the Eastern Province - Water Supply
Rs. mn
2006 2007 2008
Small Schemes Serunuwara, Orris Hill,
Thampalakamam etc.
38 43 143
Ampara UC Area 119 125 122
Eastern Coastal Area of Ampara District 1355 240 213
Pothuvil 25 443
Greater Trincomalee 34 49
Eastern Area Water supply Improvements 42 2
Tsunami Affected Area System Improvement -
Eastern area
9 11 478
Tsunami Affected Area Rehabilitation - Batticaloa,
Trincomalee & Ampara
138 181
Total 1,659 701 1,450
Source: Department of National Budget
Government has also embarked on development of irrigation
schemes in the Eastern Province. Construction work of the
Allai extension scheme with the World Bank assistance
including the dis-silting of Raja-Ela , building of radial gates
of the Marvil-Aru, rehabilitation of the Verugal Anicut and
the Mahaweli flood bund at Neelapola has commenced.
Further, rehabilitation of most of the other tanks and channels
in all three districts such as Unnichchi, Rugam, Morawewa,
Kurangupanchan are in progress. These projects would
benefit around 30,000 families in the Eastern Province.
development officers, in the fields of livestock, cooperative,
agriculture, community and rural development, along with
data entry operators and sports officers have been absorbed
to the public sector during this period.
A Human Resource Development programme has been
carried out in the Eastern Province at a cost of over Rs.
3,500 million with the construction of school buildings,
hostels, assembly halls, playgrounds, toilets, health clinics,
dispensaries etc. Meanwhile, the government has also
strengthened the human resource capacity in the region
by appointing 86 medical officers, 105 nurses, 14 dental
surgeons, 125 midwives and 28 public health inspectors.
Over 4,500 teachers, consisting of graduate teachers, part
time English teachers, volunteer teachers, second language
teachers and NCC English teachers have also been absorbed
during this period. To enable smooth functioning of service
the delivery mechanism, agricultural instructors and
Irrigation Scheme
Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2008