Disaster Management Awareness and Educational Programmes

National Courses

Three National Courses have been conducted for the following officers since January 2004.

20 Divisional Secretariats

19 Assistant Divisional Secretariats

27 Social Service Officers

Short Term Training Programmes

Two days workshops for media personal have been conducted on two occasions for which 79 participated.

Five workshops on mitigation of drought for 366 officers in the Puttalam, Badulla, Anuradhapura, Kurunegala and Monaragala Districts were conducted.

Thirty six officers have participated at the three days  workshop conducted for Agrarian Services Development Officers.

Disaster Mitigation Programme

Tube wells have been constructed to provide Drinking water at the alternative lands given to displaced people of the 2003 floods.

Construction of the modern water tanks in the drought stricken areas under the drought mitigation programme was undertaken as pilot project in the Siyambalanduwa and Thanamalwila Divisional Secretariat Divisions.

Construction of rain water tanks model project have been completed in the wellawaya and thanamalwila Divisions Under the patronage of World Food Programme for mitigation of drought impact.

 

 

 

 

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Last Updated Date: December 31, 2004