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Provisions for Infrastructure Development
Domestic Funded Projects
Water & Sanitation
Financial provision has been made for water supply, provision of toilets and drainage facilities in 7 districts totalling Rs. 16.02 Mn. These projects were implemented by the respective District Secretaries and in Puttalam by the Commissioner General of the Secretariat for Northern Displaced Muslims.
Rehabilitation of Access Roads to IDPs Villages
Financial provision has been made for rehabilitation of access roads to the IDP villages in six districts at a TEC amount of Rs. 74.93 Million in 7 districts. These projects were implemented by the respective District Authorities
Power & Energy
Electricity supply to the resettled villages was an important need. So that the IDPs could restart their new life and also use power and energy to engage in new industrial and socio economic development. This Ministry has prioritized 6 districts and allocated Rs. 9.82 million.
Education
School education of the IDP children was also one of the sectors that had been affected during the last 2 decades. Most of the school infrastructure facilities devastated and needed buildings and equipments. The Ministry has allocated Rs. 67.44 Mn for education sector to 9 districts.
The Ministry has constructed 5 new schools at Karambe-B, Manalkundu, Thambapanni, Kandalkuda and Umarapath in Puttalam district
Community Development
The Ministry aimed at developing programmes for the betterment of the IDPs and host communities with their participation. Accordingly a total amount 123.38 Mn has been allocated for 11 District.
Fishing and Agriculture
The resettled IDPs who were carrying out fishing as their occupation had lost all the fishing equipments they possessed by the conflict. Therefore, this Ministry identified some of the affected fishermen and supplied them with fishing nets and lagoon canoes.
The fishermen, who were affected at the Pesalai- Mannar conflict during this year were also partially compensated to re-equipped them with fishing nets and equipments. Rs.4.75 Mn was utilised for 2 Districts.
Fishermen in Mannar and Vavuniya districts were supplied with the fishing nets and equipments worth of Rs.2 Mn under the Mahinda Chinthana Crash Programme.
Livelihood
The livelihood project to IDPs included Vocational Training Centre for women in sewing, Vocational Training for male in driving, training programme in Information Technology to the educated unemployed IDP youths and Revolving Loan Fund for Micro Credit. A total amount of Rs.46.11 Mn has been allocated for 13 districts.
In 50 sewing training centres, 1000 unemployed female youths have been trained. The youths who completed sewing training programme
were supplied with each sewing machine to enable them to commence self employment in their own.
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