President Maithripala Sirisena said that the government has allocated 9,000 million rupees to provide dry food to about 4,22,000 people affected by drought.The President also noted that the relief aid measures have been initiated earlier this week. The Anuradhapura Mahawilachchiya Nallakastikalai Kulam Reconstruction Project was started yesterday (21) under ELLA Irrigation Rehabilitation Scheme. The President said this while addressing this event.
According to new reports that Sri Lanka is in fourth place in the worst affected countries due to climate change, the President said that the government is fully committed to facing this situation and providing relief to the affected people.
Speaking on the Drought Relief Program, the President said that during the downturn in the North Central province of 2012, the government in power had issued various promises to the people and published advertisements on the pages of the press and said they did not give any relief.
The President recalled that the current government has spent more than 15,000 million to provide relief for people affected by drought in the country in 2016 and 2017.
The President stated that this short-term solution would be similar to a short-term solution to face climate change, for which the government has begun working for reconstructing tanks.
The president told the media about the media report that a young couple had been eating enough to eat a lot of milk for eating several times in families who were facing drought in the Kahatastastya and Galenbindunuwewa areas, and immediately sent an official to find out about it.
The President said that if the situation was caused by the people's representatives and government officials, the President would be responsible for visiting the affected people and finding their grievances responsible for all of the representatives and government officials.
The rehabilitation of the ponds in the Anuradhapura district was initiated yesterday under the Elanka Irrigation Rehabilitation Project implemented under the guidance of President Maithripala Sirisena.
17 ponds in Mahawilachchiya and Nochchiyagama Divisional Secretariat Divisions were selected for the reconstruction of the first phase. Various activities will be initiated for improving the living standards of the people living in the area with each pond of the rehabilitation area under which agricultural activities, fishing, tourism industries, value added products improvements and programs related to social development activities will be implemented. Vullana.
These measures undertaken under the National Program for Rehabilitation of 2,400 Tanks have been undertaken in several provinces of Sri Lanka and the reconstruction of the ponds undertaken by the Sri Lanka Army's Engineering Division is underway.
Under the program, Naladakasthiliya, Helamba Kulam, Mahmilakollewa, Ihla Millkollewa, Ihla Halamba Galahidiva, Tunumatalawa, Ihla Etawawewa Kulam in the Mahawilachchiya Divisional Secretariat Division, Ihala Galkiriyama, Divulvava, Pahala Galkiriyama, Siyambalagedda, Ihala Gongastiskiliya, Lanavewa, Neyivewa , Elephathgama Wew and Punas Maikkappatavullana.
The rehabilitation works of these ponds are to be carried out in the rural pond structure by the endemic system, which is considered to be the greatest irrigation engineering project since the time of the king.
It is therefore expected to permanently settle the deficit of major drinking water and irrigation facilities in Rajarata area.
The other objectives are expected to protect the equilibrium balance, enhance the level of water supply, increase agricultural products, improve the fisheries industry, and provide livelihood opportunities associated with tourism industry at rural level.
An other advantage is the expected thereby.
The President launched the rehabilitation works of the Mahavilachiya Nallakastikalai pond yesterday in Subbale.
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