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Eastern Provincial Forum

Eastern Provincial Forum. Geographical Features. Total Land Area 9,761 sq.km Total Population 971, 251 Total Forest Land 299,655 Ha Total Irrigated Lands 1,879 Ha Total Wet Lands 7,890 Ha. Trincomalee District. Land Area 2,727 sq.km 28%. Population

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Eastern Provincial Forum

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  1. Eastern Provincial Forum

  2. Geographical Features • Total Land Area 9,761 sq.km • Total Population 971, 251 • Total Forest Land 299,655 Ha • Total Irrigated Lands 1,879 Ha • Total Wet Lands 7,890 Ha

  3. Trincomalee District Land Area 2,727 sq.km 28% Population 255,950 26% Forests 120,310 Ha 40% Irrigated Lands 496 Ha 26% Wet Lands 5,992 Ha 76%

  4. Batticaloa District Land Area 2,633 sq.km 27% Population 330,333 34% Forests 63,858 Ha 21% Irrigated Lands 310 Ha 17% Wet Lands 1606 Ha 20%

  5. Ampara District Land Area 4,432 sq.km 45% Population 388,970 40% Forests 115,488 Ha 39% Irrigated Lands 1,073 Ha 57% Wet Lands 292 Ha 4%

  6. Ethnic Divide

  7. Education - Ampara District • Primary and secondary schools 396 • Number of classrooms 5,874 • Student population 153, 311 • Boys 50.6% and Girls 49.4% • Number of teachers 7,958 • Graduate & Trained teachers 7,598

  8. Education - Batticaloa District • Primary and secondary schools 325 • Number of classrooms 4,602 • Student population 129,446 • Boys 49.7% and Girls 50.3% • Number of teachers 5,540 • Graduate & Trained teachers 5,419

  9. Education - Trincomalee District • Primary and secondary schools 264 • Number of classrooms 3,668 • Student population 95,514 • Boys 51.3% and Girls 48.7% • Number of teachers 4,789 • Graduate & Trained teachers 4,634

  10. Health and Hospitals • The East has only one Teaching Hospital with 696 beds (Batticoloa) • It has Two General Hospitals with only 400 beds (Amapari and Trincomalee) • It has Eight Base Hospitals with only 392 beds • It also has 12 District Hospitals with only 613 beds • Nine more peripheral units has 339 beds

  11. For a total population of 971,251persons it has only 2440 beds • One bed per 400 persons

  12. Social ServicesDay Care Centers • Batticaloa • 33 DCC with 1530 beneficiaries • 25 Children’s homes with 1,099 beneficiaries • Ampara • 78 DCC with 4,221 beneficiaries • 28 homes with 114 beneficiaries • Trincomalee • 37 homes for 1577 beneficiaries

  13. Home for Disabled & Elders • Ampara • 2 disabled homes - 55 beneficiaries • 2 elders homes - 50 beneficiaries • Batticaloa • 4 disabled homes - 164 beneficiaries • 3 homes - 118 beneficiaries • Trincomalee • one home - 22 beneficiaries

  14. Eastern Provincial Council Ministries • Finance & Planning • Law & Order • Local Government • Regional Administration • Man Power • Rehabilitation & Resettlement • Rural Development • Tourism & Environment

  15. Ministries • Health & Indigenous Medicine • Social Welfare • Probation & Child Care Service • Women’s Affairs • Youth Affairs • Sports • IT Education • Cooperative Development, Food Supply & Distribution

  16. Ministries • Road Development • Irrigation • Housing & Construction • Rural Electrification • Water Supply

  17. Ministries • Agriculture • Animals Production & Development • Rural Industries Development • Fisheries • Education • Cultural Affairs • Land and Land development • Transport

  18. EPC / NGO Meeting30th September 2009 Highlights from APC • NGO Contribution Appreciation • Need for efficient Road Network • Upgrade Hospitals • Utilise 450 Km Sea Belt effectively • No Fishing Habour • Assistance for Higher Education • Enhance IT and English • 49,000 Widows • Rehabilitation of ex-combatants • Livelihood sector improvement • Employment

  19. EPC / NGO MeetingOutcomes • Coordination Mechanism • Establishment of Secretariats • Ministerial Assistance • Information Sharing • District Meetings

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