JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY News FROM Sri Lanka 0$50#&3%&$&.#&3 t /6.#&3 t 43*-"/," Six Decades of Japanese Assistance Accelerates Sri Lanka’s Growth Supports Sri Lanka’s Transit to Upper Middle Income Status Aerial Surveys of Koslanda Landslide New Eli House Water Reservoir Opening INSIDE Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital JICA’s Contribution to Sri Lanka’s Growth Page–1 & 2 Over the last six decades Japan 7KH:RUOG%DQNLQLWVFRXQWU\UHSRUW The New Kelani Bridge KDV SURYLGHG RɤFLDO GHYHORSPHQW RI 0D\ DWWULEXWHV 6UL /DQND¶V Page–3 DVVLVWDQFH 2'$ LQ D PXOWLWXGH JICA’s Aerial and Field DQQXDO JURZWK RI SHUFHQW IURP Surveys of Koslanda RI ZD\V ZLWK D JUHDWHU IRFXV RQ WRWRLQYHVWPHQWVLQODUJH Landslide LQIUDVWUXFWXUH GHYHORSPHQW SURMHFWV Page–4 LQIUDVWUXFWXUH SURMHFWV LQFOXGLQJ LQ6UL/DQND7KHVHKDYHFRQWULEXWHG Remote Sensing Data for SRVW ZDU UHFRQVWUXFWLRQ HɣRUWV LQ Disaster Management WRWKHFRXQWU\DFKLHYLQJORZHUPLGGOH Page–5 LQFRPH VWDWXV 0RUH UHFHQWO\ WKH WKH1RUWKHUQDQG(DVWHUQSURYLQFHV Colombo Now Served JICA has been at the forefront of by the New Eli House Japanese International Cooperation Water Reservoir Agency (JICA) has targeted the VXFKDVVLVWDQFHDQGKDVEHHQVWHDGLO\ Page–6 GHYHORSPHQW DQG UHFRQVWUXFWLRQ RI VXSSRUWLQJ6UL/DQNDWRWUDQVLWWRDQ Multimedia Language Laboratory for Uni. of WKH HPHUJLQJ 1RUWKHUQ DQG (DVWHUQ XSSHUPLGGOHLQFRPHFRXQWU\ Sabaragamuwa provinces. Page–7 The New Environmental Engineering Laboratory Undertakes Research Page–8 Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Training in -DSDQIRU6QU2ɤFHUV Page–9 Waste to Compost: Tackling Solid Waste Disposal in Dehiwala Page–10 Leading by Example: Yorozu Natsunatsu, JICA Volunteer on Early Childhood Education Page–11 Highlights for 2014 Page–12 Upper Kotmale Hydropower Project 60th Anniversary of ODA 60th Anniversary of ODA 60th Anniversary of ODA Project News 0$50#&3%&$&.#&3 t /6.#&3 t 43*-"/," Page 2 &XUUHQWO\ WKH WKUHH IRFXV DUHDV EXLOGLQJ RI URDGV DQG EULGJHV WKH JICA IN THE RI -,&$¶V VXSSRUW WR 6UL /DQND SRUW WKH DLUSRUW DQG DVVLVWDQFH DUH LQIUDVWUXFWXUH GHYHORSPHQW to strengthening electricity MEDIA IRU HFRQRPLF JURZWK VRFLDO DQG JHQHUDWLRQ WUDQVPLVVLRQ DQG Sri Lanka to digitalize TV broadcasting HFRQRPLFLPSURYHPHQWLQHPHUJLQJ GLVWULEXWLRQ ZDWHU VXSSO\ DQG Daily News UHJLRQV DQG VRFLDO LQIUDVWUXFWXUH VDQLWDWLRQ DQG WHOHFRPPXQLFDWLRQ 2-Oct-14 GHYHORSPHQW WR PLWLJDWH HWF $Q LPSRUWDQW IDFWRU LV WKDW Kilinochchi to get full water supply YXOQHUDELOLWLHV WKLV DVVLVWDQFH LQFOXGHV WHFKQLFDO Daily News FRRSHUDWLRQ IRU HɤFLHQW DQG 6-Oct-14 -,&$¶VFRQWULEXWLRQWRGHYHORSPHQW HɣHFWLYH PDQDJHPHQW DQG XVH RI Handing over ceremony: Self-Propelled Grab Hopper in all these priority sectors has WKHVH IDFLOLWLHV DQG HQVXUHV WKDW Dredger Dinamina covered all provinces of Sri knowledge and skills are transferred 18-Oct-14 /DQND 7KHVH KDYH LQFOXGHG WKH to Sri Lankan nationals. JICA Volunteer for Bandaragama Compost Project Dinamina 23-Oct-14 Japanese funded dredger for Sri Lanka Dinamina 5-Nov-14 Japanese Way of Composting in a Cardboard Box Sirikatha 10-Nov-14 Third Kelani Bridge coming to HDVHWUDɤF Daily Mirror 24-Nov-14 The case for public transport Daily FT 12-Dec-14 JICA’s role in empowering Sri Lanka to prevent and manage Disasters Daily Mirror 18-Dec-14 Japan & JICA always a helping hand to Sri Lanka Lakbima 25-Dec-14 Sri Lanka Tsunami 10th Anniversary Dinamina 26-Dec-14 CALENDAR Japan’s role as a development partner to Sri Lanka, commenced JANUARY - MARCH January in 1954, with support for six Sri Lankan officials to visit Japan for Disaster Education a technical training programme. Since then, JICA has conducted Programme for School Children various kinds of financial and technical assistance ongoing to February more than 1,000 billion JPY equivalent to 1,300 billion LKR. Third country Training Almost 1,000 Japanese volunteers have worked in the country Programme for 5s CQI & TQM Training Programme of supporting and strengthening human development. JICA notes Maritime Disaster Measures with pride Sri Lanka’s impressive progress and achievements on on Environmental Protection March this 60th anniversary of Japan’s official development assistance. Signing of 45th Loan Package 60th Anniversary of ODA 60th Anniversary of ODA 60th Anniversary of ODA Project News 0$50#&3%&$&.#&3 t /6.#&3 t 43*-"/," Page 3 The New Kelani Bridge: A Fitting Gateway for the City of the Future Architectural perspective of the new Kelani Bridge 7KH3URMHFWIRUFRQVWUXFWLRQRI LPSDFW WR WKH ZDWHUÀRZ DQG ,Q DGGLWLRQ RYHU ORZ D QHZ ODQH EULGJH DFURVV WKH ecological balance. 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The design will VDIHJXDUG SURFHVV WR HQVXUH DQG UHSODFHPHQW EXLOGLQJV ZLOO HOLPLQDWHWKHQHHGIRUSLHUVRQ LQFOXVLYH GHYHORSPHQW WKURXJK DOVR EH FRQVWUXFWHG XQGHU WKH WKHULYHUEHGDQGPLQLPL]HDQ\ WKHVHODUJHVFDOHSURMHFWV 3URMHFW 60th Anniversary of ODA 60th Anniversary of ODA 60th Anniversary of ODA Project News 0$50#&3%&$&.#&3 t /6.#&3 t 43*-"/," Page 4 JICA’s Aerial and Field Surveys of Koslanda Landslide Provides on-the-job training for government employees 6UL /DQND¶V SRVWGLVDVWHU HɣRUWVKDYHPDLQO\IRFXVHGRQ VHDUFKDQGUHVFXHDQGQRWRQ VXUYH\VRIWKLVQDWXUH1HLWKHU GRHV WKH 6UL /DQNDQ 0LQLVWU\ RI'LVDVWHU0DQDJHPHQWKDYH at their disposal helicopters to FDUU\ RXW VXFK VXUYH\V 7KXV WKLV -,&$ DHULDO VXUYH\ ZDV WLPHO\ DQG D QHZ H[SHULHQFH WKDW VHUYHG DOVR DV RQWKH MRE WUDLQLQJ IRU JRYHUQPHQW HPSOR\HHV 7KHDHULDOVXUYH\LQYHVWLJDWRUV JICA Team takes a holistic view of the tragedy LQFOXGHG -,&$ SURMHFW PHPEHUV DQG WZR WUDLQHHV -,&$ FRQGXFWHG DHULDO DQG risks of secondary disasters. 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JRYHUQPHQW RUJDQL]DWLRQV DW DVHPLQDUUHFHQWO\7KHHYHQW was organized by the Japan International Cooperation $JHQF\ -,&$ ZLWK WKH FROODERUDWLRQ RI WKH 0LQLVWU\ RI 'LVDVWHU 0DQDJHPHQW WKH 'LVDVWHU 0DQDJHPHQW &HQWHU DQG WKH 1DWLRQDO %XLOGLQJ Research Organization. 7KH VSHDNHUV DW WKH VHPLQDU shared their experiences in both Japan and Sri Lanka on DSSO\LQJ WKH UHPRWH VHQVLQJ GDWDLQ'LVDVWHU0DQDJHPHQW 'U 7DNHR 7DGRQR IURP 7KH Lecture on Satellite Image Usage on Disaster Management by Dr. Tadano 60th Anniversary of ODA 60th Anniversary of ODA 60th Anniversary of ODA Project News 0$50#&3%&$&.#&3 t /6.#&3 t 43*-"/," Page 6 Colombo Now Served by the New Eli House Water Reservoir 7KH UHFHQWO\ RSHQHG 1HZ 6\VWHP´ VDLG 0U +LUR\XNL The new reservoir was (OL +RXVH 5HVHUYRLU ZLWK $EH 6HQLRU