Annual Report 2008 - Ministry of Finance and Planning

5. Foreign Financing of the Budget
220
North East Housing Reconstruction Programme
This project is being implemented to reconstruct 53,400
damaged housing units. It provides cash grants to affected
families to reconstruct and improve the conditions of their
damaged houses by themselves. Out of the target total
caseload 53,400, reconstruction work has completed with
25,269 houses by 31st December 2008.
32 large dams of the country which have been identified as
high risk to the public safety will be rehabilitated and 80
large dams will be provided basic safety facilities. Project is
expected to complete in 2012.
In addition, the technical assistance which will be provided
under the programme will help to meet the long term housing
needs in the North and East through improved construction
standards, enhanced community involvement in housing
construction and simplified mechanism to resolve property
disputes.
Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning Project
The project focuses on the Dam Safety and Operational
Efficiency Improvement, Upgrading Modernization of
Hydro-Meteorological Information System (HMIS) and
Multi Sectoral Water resources planning. Under the project
Kotmale Reservoir to be reconstructed under the Dam Safety Project.
Box 5.5
Development Assistance from Bilateral Western Countries
The total amount committed by the Bilateral West Donors
in 2008 was US$ 437.8 million. Of this US$ 81.0 million
was in Grants and US$ 356.8 million was in concessionary
loans and export credit. There were 91 ongoing projects in
the Division portfolio in 2008 with a total commitment US$
1428.5 million of which US$ 274.6 million in grants and US$
1153.9 million in loans. Bilateral West Division has disbursed
US$ 255 million for development projects in 2008.
Key projects being implemented
US $ (mn)
Ratmalana & Ja-Ela Waste Water
Treatment Facilities (Sweden) 91.9
DFCC Global Loan II (EIB) 68.2
Netherlands Sri Lanka Cultural Assistance 4.1
Regional Bridge Project – UK Export Credit 101.8
Tsunami Affected Areas Rebuilding Project (EU) 69.2
Construction of Bridges (Spain) 29.5
EIB Post Tsunami Line of Credit - Contract B 27.3
Tsunami Recovery & Reconstruction Support (USA) 59.1
Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure
Project (France) 87.3
Increase Competitiveness in the
Global market Place (USA) 28.7
Construction of Steel Bridges (Austria) 14.4
Rural Electrification Project IV (Sweden) 28.0
Negambo Water Supply Project ( Netherland) 56.9
Dikkowita Fishery Harbour ( Netherland) 70.0
Kelani Right Bank Water Treatment Plant
(Denmark) 82.7
Oluwil Port Development Project (Denmark) 72.5
Rehabilitation of Wimalasurendra and
New Laxapana (France) 55.2
Kirindi Oya Water Supply Project (Austria) 14.8
Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2008