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2. Fiscal Developments - <strong>2008</strong><br />

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Box 2.9<br />

“Negenahira Navodaya” - the Road <strong>of</strong> Recovery from Terrorism to Development Contd.<br />

Resettlement <strong>of</strong> Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)<br />

Resettlement <strong>of</strong> internally displaced persons in the liberated<br />

areas <strong>of</strong> the Eastern Province continued in <strong>2008</strong> with over<br />

57,000 families resettled by the end <strong>2008</strong>. Further the<br />

demining in these areas continued with around 376,000<br />

square meters in the Eastern Province <strong>and</strong> being cleared by<br />

the end <strong>2008</strong> at a cost <strong>of</strong> Rs. 450 million.<br />

Resettlement in Trincomalee <strong>and</strong> Batticaloa Districts<br />

District & DS Division<br />

Resettled Families<br />

Batticaloa 33,200<br />

Manmunai West-Vavunathivu 8,028<br />

Eravur Pattu-Chenkalady 3,448<br />

Koralaipattu South-Kiran 1,644<br />

Manmunai South West-Paddipalai 6,437<br />

Poraitivu Pattu-Vellavely 9,098<br />

Koralaipattu North-Vakarai 4,545<br />

Trincomalee 18,651<br />

Verugal 3,033<br />

Muttur 13,649<br />

Seruwila 2,269<br />

Total 57,747<br />

Source: <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Resettlement <strong>and</strong> Disaster Relief Services<br />

Demining as at end <strong>2008</strong><br />

District<br />

Areas estimated as<br />

Areas cleared<br />

Dangerous M 2<br />

M 2<br />

Devices Found<br />

Trincomalee 150,000,000 134,867,785 2,001<br />

Batticaloa 250,000,000 240,950,815 14,717<br />

Ampara 113,622 113,622 120<br />

Total 400,113,622 375,932,222 16,838<br />

Source: <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nation Building <strong>and</strong> Estate Infrastructure Development<br />

Construction <strong>and</strong> Repairs <strong>of</strong> Houses 2006-<strong>2008</strong><br />

District<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> Houses<br />

Expenditure<br />

Rs. mn.<br />

Beneficiaries<br />

Trincomalee 6,863 1,474 9,239<br />

Batticaloa 13,452 4,465 19,006<br />

Ampara 22,432 6,653 23,230<br />

Total 42,747 9,591 51,477<br />

Source: <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nation Building <strong>and</strong> Estate Infrastructure Development<br />

<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> Sri Lanka<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2008</strong>

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