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News Sri Lanka Project News from News Srijanuary Lanka – MARCH 2017 ● NUMBER 11 ● SRI LANKA Page 1 FROM News Sri Lanka Project News FROM News SriJANUARY Lanka – MARCH 2017 ● NUMBER 11 ● SRI LANKA Page 1 JANUARY – MARCH 2017 ● NUMBER 11 ● SRI LANKA Are You Interested in Message From The Chief Representative Studying in Japan? Here We Offer a Great Program for You! http://www.jds21.com/en/srilanka/ INSIDE Message from the Chief Representative Pages 1 New Hospital a boon for the people of Kaluwanchikudy Page 2 New Water Treatment Plant at Kadana Symbolises Japan’s Support Chief Representative Page 3 elcome to the issue of JICA Sri Lanka’s Sri Lanka needs to resolve several challenges that newsletter covering the period January- are impeding its development. Teachers Gain Useful W Experience in Disaster Risk March 2017. The lack of economic infrastructure such as Management I am pleased to note that the newsletter is gaining transport, water and sewerage, electrical power, Page 4 popularity among all our stakeholders and it etc. is already becoming a bottleneck in industrial JICA Supports SPMC To continues to be a valuable source of information development. Sri Lanka is also threatened by Increase Production of on a range of activities conducted by JICA in Sri natural disasters including floods and landslides Generic Drugs Lanka. which occur every year resulting in a loss of Page 5 This year is a special year for JICA in Sri Lanka life and major damage to roads and other basic Disaster Risk Reduction – because it marks the 35th year since the local infrastructure. JICA actively cooperates with Young Leaders Training programme JICA office was established in 1982. Sri Lanka’s disaster mitigation projects taking Japan’s international cooperation with Sri advantage of Japan’s experience in similar Page 6 & 7 Lanka actually began over 60 years ago with the situations. JICA completes Enhancement of Production acceptance of six trainees from Sri Lanka. Grant I believe that this long-standing international System of Certified assistance was started in 1969, and from 1976 cooperation is the basis of trust in Japan, leading Vegetable Seed Project in Sri Lanka ODA loan was initiated to support Sri Lanka’s to the present good relationship between the Page 8 & 9 economic and social development. two countries. I look forward to working with JDS returnees present their The year 1981 saw the commencement of my colleagues at JICA, any other partners, the research findings to higher officials of the Government the activities of Japan Overseas Cooperation Government and most importantly the people Volunteers (JOCV), and in October 2015, the of Sri Lanka to overcome its development Page 10 1000th volunteer was sent to Sri Lanka. challenges and achieve its goals. Jica Volunteers Help Sri Lanka Win West Asia The Sri Lankan economy is growing rapidly, Baseball Championship and in the near future its gross national income Page 11 per capita is expected to reach the level of Fusato Tanaka Transmission Line Lights Up Life in the North upper-middle-income countries. However, in Chief Representative Page 12 order to achieve further economic development, JICA Sri Lanka Office FROM News Sri Lanka Project News JANUARY – MARCH 2017 ● NUMBER 11 ● SRI LANKA Page 2 New Hospital A Boon For The People Of JICA In the Kaluwanchikudy MEDIA Prime Minister Wickremesinghe to open new water treatment plant in Kandana Daily News 4 Jan 2017 PM at the Ceremonial opening of The Kalu Ganga Water Supply Project Phase I Stage II Dinamina 7 Jan 2017 Newly-expanded water treatment plant vested with the public Daily Mirror 7 Jan 2017 Expanded with funds from Japanese govt. over LKR 10,628 million Daily News 7 Jan 2017 JDS returnees present research findings to higher officials of Government Daily FT 8/2/2017 JDS returnees present their The new Kalawanchikudy Base Hospital research findings to higher officials of the Government he 1st of February 2017 was a special day JICA hopes that the people of the Eastern province for the people of Kalawanchikudy as it will now have better access to modern medical The Sunday Times T 12/2/2017 marked the opening of the new state of art three facilities and services at the hospital and this will Construction of remote storied main building and ward complex of the help to improve the overall health of the people. aprons and taxiways at Kaluwanchikudy Base Hospital by President Bandaranaike International Airport Maithripala Sirisena thereby fulfilling a long felt The JICA project for Daily Mirror need of the communities. 28/2/17 The JICA project for Improvement of Basic Social Improvement of Basic Social From Kyoto to Kandy: JICA Services Targeting Emerging Regions provided Services Targeting Emerging to share similar experiences the funding for the construction of the building to develop historic Kandy city complex, expansion of the existing Outpatient Regions provided the funding Daily FT department, and construction of the mortuary for the construction of the 1/3/2017 and most importantly procurement of necessary building complex, expansion JICA kicks off preparatory medical equipment of the hospital. study for elevated LRT between Colombo and Under the comprehensive assistance scheme of of the existing Outpatient Malabe JICA, not only the financial assistance but also department, and construction Daily Mirror the technical cooperation has been extended to 6/3/2017 enhance the capacity to manage NCDs. of the mortuary and most Study to modernise The opening ceremony was graced by the presence importantly procurement of transport between Colombo and Malabe of the Ambassador of Japan in Sri Lanka His necessary medical equipment of Excellency Kenichi Suganuma, Hon. Minister Daily News 6/3/2017 Rajitha Senaratne and many other state invitees. the hospital. FROM News Sri Lanka Project News JANUARY – MARCH 2017 ● NUMBER 11 ● SRI LANKA Page 3 New Water Treatment Plant at Calender April – June 2017 Kadana Symbolises Japan’s Support April • Final Joint Coordination Committee Meeting of the project for Enhancement of Production Systems of Certified Vegetable Seeds in Sri Lanka • 3rd Joint Coordination Committee Meeting of the project for Formulating Cascade System Development Plan under North Central Province Canal May • JICA signing of Record of discussion for Conducting Detail Feasibility Study for Waste Water Management Projects in Kotte and Nuwara Eliya after completing Strategic Sewerage Master Plan and Five cities Sewerage Master plan he new Water Treatment Plant at Kadana, Construction of Water Towers at Kesbewa, • Seminar on “Roadmap for Disaster Risk Reduction Horana symbolizes Japan Continuous Jamburaliya, Kumbuka, and Welmilla. Laying T (DRR) - Safe & Resilient Sri Support for Expansions of Greater Colombo of pipe lines for Distribution Systems in Lanka” on 16th May 2017 at Water Supply System Kesbewa East/West, Jamburaliya, Piliyandala, Galle Face Hotel, Colombo Prime Minister, Ranil Wickramasinghe Miriswatta, Koralaima, Gonapola, and ceremonially opened the Water Treatment Kumbuka Areas. June Plant at Kadana, Horana constructed under Also included under the project is the Kalu Ganga Water Supply Project Phase 1 Stage rehabilitation of 51 km of Distribution • 3rd Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting II on 5th January 2017 in the presence of Koji System in Southern Part of CB1 Area Namely and 2nd Workshop for The Yagi on behalf of His Excellency Ambassador Pettah, Hultsdorf and Parts of Kotahena and Project on Electricity Master of Japan in Sri Lanka, Hon Rauff Hakeem, Maradana, and Transmission and Distribution Plan Study on 1st of June Minister of City Planning and Water Supply, improvement in Panadura and Kiriberiya. 2017 in Colombo Kiyoshi Amada, Chief Representative of JICA Around 300,000 of people living in the above and a few other Ministers and senior officials of areas will benefit through the project. the line Ministry and NWSDB also graced the The Greater Colombo Water Supply System occasion. depended on a few water sources in the past JICA provided a concessionary Yen Loan of and therefore JICA extended support for 8,388 million (Approximately LKR 10,000 the development of the Kalu Ganga as an million) for the implementation of the Kalu alternative water source. JICA completed its Ganga Water Supply Project Phase I Stage Stage I project in year 2006 having capacity II. The project includes The Construction of of 60,000m3/d water treatment plant. With Water Treatment Plant at Kandana, Horana the opening of new water treatment plant, the having a capacity of 60,000 m3/day, laying of water treatment capacity will be increased up large diameter Water Transmission pipe lines, to 120,000m3/d. FROM News Sri Lanka Project News JANUARY – MARCH 2017 ● NUMBER 11 ● SRI LANKA Page 4 Teachers Gain Useful Experience in Disaster Risk Management The teachers together with officials of JICA bout 70 teachers of Sumangala their knowledge to ensure the mental The workshop consisted AVidyalaya in Aranayake gained wellbeing of a children affected from some invaluable insights in Disaster Risk natural disasters or otherwise. of a range of useful Management when they participated The workshop consisted of a range of topics defining hazards, in the Community Based Disaster Risk useful topics defining hazards, disasters disasters and landslides, Management (CBDRM) workshop and landslides, the effects of disasters, conducted by the JICA DRR team at the need for preparedness for disaster the effects of disasters, the Aranayake on 18th March 2017. and the disaster management cycle. The need for preparedness for The Aranayake area was stricken by a workshop also had a special session on “Landslide disaster in May 2016 and mental care of children after a disaster disaster and the disaster several children of the area including and trauma counseling. management cycle. The students of Sumangala Vidyalaya were Most of the participants stated that this workshop also had a affected. When the school was reopened was their first experience of managing after the disaster the teachers had to difficult situations of this magnitude special session on mental counsel the children to return to their and thanked JICA for organizing the care of children after normal lives.
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