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ON 6 JANUARY 2021 SOURCE: HEALTH PROMOTION BUREAU »SEE PAGE 7 MIGRANT WORKER REPATRIATION Digital profile Health Min. for every student z Centralised islandwide z Data of 3.7 million database in the pipeline students already collected BY HIRANYADA DEWASIRI The Morning on Tuesday of Education Prof. Kapila (5) that all information Perera told The Morning Information on all of a student – including that data of about 3.7 million school students in Sri their examination results students was collected as at vetoing home Lanka is to be uploaded and other marks, progress 5 January. to a centralised digital evaluations, co-curricular “These profiles have not database at the Ministry activities, and any medical been launched yet,” he said. of Education, called conditions – would be Speaking about the the National Education included in the profile, modernisation and digitisation Management Information staring from their entry to of the Department of System (NEMIS), through school. Examinations, Wijesooriya quarantine the creation of individual “It will be like a school said that students, teachers, student profiles. record book,” she said, adding principals, and parents would Commissioner of School that the NEMIS is still in the be able to access data in these zMinistry cites workers’ lack of discipline Examination Evaluation data collection stage. profiles. Pushpa Wijesooriya told Secretary to the Ministry Contd. on page 2 BY PAMODI WARAVITA A proposal made by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) to permit migrant workers Fulfill Tamil expectations, to undergo home-based self-quarantine following repatriation has been effectively vetoed by the Ministry of Health, claiming that workers lack discipline. India tells Sri Lanka BY SUMUDU CHAMARA SLBFE Deputy General reason they had made this proposal Manager – Training Mangala was due to the capacity issues at Indian Minister of External Affairs Randeniya told The Morning state-run quarantine facilities. Dr. S. Jaishankar yesterday (6) yesterday (6) that the proposal was “If a worker is unable to bear urged the Sri Lankan Government to made in December (2020) and that the cost of hotel-based quarantine satisfy the expectations of the Tamil the health authorities had expressed facilities, they have to wait for the However, he too said that no the SLBFE had even volunteered people and fulfill the Government’s concerns that the “returnee workers availability of space at state-run final decision has been reached to train their regional staffers to commitments on the 13th Amendment would be undisciplined, if allowed quarantine facilities,” he said. so far during the discussions on monitor the home quarantine to the Constitution. to home quarantine”. When contacted, Director the proposal. process concerning migrant worker “It is in Sri Lanka’s own interest However, he added that the General of Health Services Dr. When inquired about the current returnees. that the expectations of the Tamil Ministry has not completely vetoed Asela Gunawardena, who is also a movement of Ukrainian tourists Currently, migrant workers people for equality, justice, peace, the proposal as discussions on the Member of the NOCPCO, said the in the country, Dr. Gunawardena seeking repatriation have to bear and dignity within a united Sri matter are ongoing. current institution-based quarantine said that since tourists move in the heavy costs of airfare and Lanka are fulfilled. That applies The proposal was made by the procedure cannot be changed to a their own biological travel bubble, hotel-based quarantine facilities, equally to the commitments made SLBFE to the National Operation home quarantine system only for there would be no risk posed by among others, from their meager by the Sri Lankan Government on Centre for Prevention of Covid-19 migrant workers. them to the rest of society. and dwindling savings. The meaningful devolution, including the Outbreak (NOCPCO) in order to “If we are to allow home “But in the case of home burden is accentuated by the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. ease the cost incurred by migrant quarantine for migrant workers, quarantine for repatriated workers, fact that some of these workers The progress and prosperity of Sri workers at present on hotel-based then we would have to adopt that the monitoring system would be have taken a financial hit owing Lanka will surely be advanced as a Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar quarantine facilities. policy for the entire country,” he difficult.” to job losses. consequence.” during his recent visit to Sri Lanka Randeniya said that another added. However, Randeniya noted that Contd. on page 2 Contd. on page 2 PHOTO LALITH PERERA Prez. to discuss ONE BIG UNHAPPY FAMILY TNA wants regional councils to replace PCs cattle land issue zSubmits proposals for new constitution Multiple stakeholders are to The Tamil National Alliance protection to regional minority meet with the President today (TNA) has proposed to the communities. (7) to discuss the problems committee of experts appointed Concerning power-sharing in faced by dairy farmers due to to draft a new constitution that terms of governance, the proposal the limitation of land for the regional councils should replace states that the aforementioned use of grazing their cattle, The the established provincial regions should have a regional Morning learnt. councils (PCs), with these council each, with a governor “President Gotabaya regional councils including appointed by the President upon Rajapaksa has summoned the territory in the North and East the advice of the council’s chief relevant ministries today to talk predominantly occupied by minister, with the latter being about these issues faced by dairy Tamil-speaking people. subject to the approval of the farmers. There is a land problem Ministry of Livestock, Farm The TNA, which is represented council. The governor is to act on and it needs to be solved,” State Promotion, and Dairy and Egg- in the Opposition as the Illankai the advice of the chief minister Minister of Livestock, Farm Related Industries will meet the Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), and the council’s cabinet of Promotion, and Dairy and Egg- President today in this regard. has also proposed that the nature ministers. These councils will Related Industries D.B. Herath Dairy farmers in the Maha of the Sri Lankan State be a have legislative power over told The Morning yesterday (6). Oya area of the Ampara District free, sovereign, independent, certain subjects. Accordingly, the Ministry of are said to be severely affected Edirisinghe Trust Investment (ETI) Board of Directors Anjalee Deepa Edirisinghe, Jeevaka Edirisinghe, and united republic made up With regard to national policy, Wildlife and Forest Conservation, due to the lack of land to graze Asanka Edirisinghe, and Nalaka Edirisinghe, who were arrested on charges of illegally obtaining Rs. of the institutions of the centre all regions must be consulted and Ministry of Lands, Ministry their cattle. 13.7 billion in deposits and money laundering, arriving at the Fort Magistrate’s Court and the regions, and that the their assent must be obtained. of Agriculture, and the State Contd. on page 2 PHOTO KRISHAN KARIYAWASAM Constitution provide adequate Contd. on page 2 ECT not given away: PM Rishad’s replanting bill being calculated Colombo Port’s East regarding the Government’s Container Terminal (ECT) stance on the ownership and zForest Dept. to issue estimate soon still belongs to Sri Lanka and management of the ECT. has not been given to a foreign “I served as the President The Department of Forests is 2020, as the clearing had illegally taken company, Prime Minister from 2005 to 2015, and during currently preparing a cost estimate for place by the ex-Minister under the guise Mahinda Rajapaksa said. my tenure, the Colombo South the reforestation of the Kallaru Forest of resettling internally displaced persons “Our Government has Harbor Development Project Reserve close to Wilpattu National Park, (IDP) since 2009. not decided to hand over was implemented to develop which is to be borne by parliamentarian When questioned about the potential to a foreign company the three container terminals that Rishad Bathiudeen as per a Court of success rate of the reforestation of the management or ownership, had the capacity to handle Appeal ruling. Wilpattu area, Premakantha cited earlier in full or in part, of the East 7.2 million containers. Under “An estimate for the reforestation of reforestation efforts in the North Central Container Terminal,” he told that project, it was decided the destroyed area in Wilpattu would be Province, where some areas had gained Parliament yesterday (6). to continue operations of one finalised soon,” Additional Conservator some success. A cleared land area close to Wilpattu The Prime Minister made terminal as a public-private General of Forests Thilak Premakantha However, Reforest Sri Lanka President this statement in response to venture for 35 years, and this told The Morning yesterday (6). Achala Meddegama, who boasts over five a question raised by National decision was taken adhering to Bathiudeen was ordered to reforest years of experience in reforestation efforts “There are many threats within an prepare contingency plans for these People’s Power (NPP) MP proper procurement procedures. the clearing of the Kallaru Sanctuary at around Sri Lanka, told The Morning that environment to reforestation, both natural inevitabilities in order to achieve a greater Anura Kumara Dissanayake Contd. on page 2 his own expense by the Court of Appeal the usual success rate of reforestation in and human,” he said.