World Bank team conducts field survey in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Thursday, 05 June 2003, 04:49 GMT]
Two World bank teams now in Sri Lanka Wednesday inspected four focal villages, two in Jaffna district and two in Vavuniya district in its four day field survey to assess the agricultural development works and restoration of minor irrigations tanks now being carried out by the North East Irrigated Agricultural Project (NEIAP), NEIAP sources said.

One team inspected two focal villages, Karainagar north and Irupalai south in the Jaffna district Wednesday, NEIAP and agricultural department officials accompanied the World Bank team.

The second team visited the two focal villages Maha Mailankulam and Mara Iluppai tank in the Vavuniya district, sources said.

The two teams on Tuesday inspected two focal villages Ambahamam and Olumadu in Mullaitivu district and Periyakulam and Puthukulam in Mannar districts.

They handed over sewing machines and other financial assistance to widows and youths in these villages.

The teams are to inspect two focal villages, Vannerikulam and Anaivilunthan Kulam in Killinochchi districts and Madawachchiya and Oluwewa focal villages where NEIAP agricultural projects are being implemented, NEIAP sources said