Tsunami displaced inconvenienced without postal facilities

TELWATTE: The Post-Master General and the Postal Superintendent (Southern) Province, Galle have neglected to arrange postal delivery facilities for Galagodawatta tsunami housing scheme in Ambalangoda division.
Thousands of tsunami displaced families who were living in coastal areas are now living in beneficiary houses since August 2005.
According to those families they are facing inconveniences without postal facilities. As such they are compelled to travel to their former villages to collect letters. When the Daily News inquired about this situation from the sub-post master, Kuleegoda, Ambalangoda, he said that the authorities concerned have not given any instructions to him to deliver letters to Galagodawatta situated about three miles away from Kuleegoda. He further said if permission is granted by the higher authorities for letter deliveries to Galagodawatta tsunami housing scheme it could be arranged.
 

Tsunami affected fish industry in Matara revived
THIHAGODA: The Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) has taken step to reconstruct and rehabilitate all fisheries co-operative societies destroyed by the tsunami disaster in the Matara district.
Under this programme Epitamulla-Kamburugamuwa Fisheries Co-operative Society in the Weligama Divisional Secretariat Division, Belikatuwella Fisheries Co-operative Society at Dodampahala South in Dickwella and Noonawella Fisheries Co-operative Society at Gandara West in the Devinuwara Divisional Secretariat Division are rehabilitated and reconstructed, Matara project coordinator, District Office, JICA, Chamali Jayalath said.
 
 

German aid to reconstruct tsunami hit technical colleges

COLOMBO: The German Government has donated 10 million euros to Sri Lanka to be utilised to rehabilitate and reconstruct local technical training colleges destroyed by the tsunami.
The money had been allocated under German Technical Cooperation (GTZ). Eleven technical colleges under the Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training,in the Eastern and Southern provinces which were damaged are expected to be rehabilitated under the programme.

Swiss agency commended for efficient tsunami housing projects

AID: Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera yesterday lauded the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) for efficiently carrying out the housing reconstruction programmes for tsunami affected people in Trincomalee and Matara Districts.
Dr. Jayasundera said the SDC's efforts in the two districts are a role model for any organisation engaged in community development in poverty stricken areas..