With the liberation of entire east from the clutches of the LTTE the Government has allocated a large sum of funds for the development of East. Accordingly under the swift restoration process a sum of Rs.980 million will be utilized for the upliftment of the fishing industry in the area.
East has been identified as one of the best coastal region in the country that could contribute a large harvest of fish with the added nutritional and environmental factors optimum for fish cultivation.
Initially the Government will launch the development projects in Trincomalee, Ampara and Batticaloa and later expand to the other areas respectively. The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Asian Development Bank, International Agriculture Development Organisations and Iceland Development Bank will fund this project.
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will establish fishing harbours in Muttur, Pottuvil, Manmune, Vakarai and Kucharweli under the development programme 'Thotupola Aruna' with an estimated cost of 7.8 million for the construction of each harbour.
Funds have been allocated for the construction of the Valachchen harbour and Puduwakattu harbours with $2.1 million and $2.8 million respectively.
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