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Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 04.40 GMT |
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Japan provides
Rs. 20.4 million for livelihood projects |
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The
Government
of Japan
has
provided
a sum of
Rs. 20.4
million
for
three
livelihood
projects
in
Trincomalee,
Anuradhapura
and
Hambantota
Districts
to
uplift
the
lives of
resettled
and
rural
communities.
The
project
for
“Conflict
Affected
Community
Uplift
in
Trincomalee
District,”
will be
implemented
by the
Association
of
Social
Activities
Development
Sri
Lanka (ASAD).
Rs. 10.5
million
is
allocated
to the
project
in order
to
construct
multi-purpose
community
development
centers,
agricultural
and
drinking
wells,
and to
implement
income
generation
trainings
in
Muttur
and
Seruwila
Divisional
Secretary
divisions,
Trincomalee.
The
second
project
which is
for
“Construction
of
Agro-Wells
in
Drought
affected
areas in
Anuradhapura
District,”
will be
implemented
by the
Women’s
Development
Society.
Rs. 5.4
million
is
provided
to the
project
and 15
wells
for
agriculture
will be
constructed
in
Mahabulankulama
Divisional
Secretary
Division,
Anuradhapura.
The
third
project
is “the
Project
for
Restoration
of Dry
Fish
Production
which
was
affected
by
Tsunami
through
the
Provision
of
Simple
Ovens,”
which
will be
implemented
by the
Aruanalu
Praja
Sanwardana
Foundation
on a
budget
of Rs.
4.5
million.
The
project
supports
to
provide
20 ovens
and
processing
equipments
and to
implement
quality
control
and
marketing
trainings
in
Seenimodara
and
Kudawella
Grama
Niladhari
divisions,
Hambantota.
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