Norway extends Rs. 150 million support for resettlement in Sri Lanka’s newly released areas of North
Ambassador of Norway to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Thorbjørn Gaustadsæther and Country Director of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, Jørn Sørensen signed an Agreement to extend Government of Norway's support to the resettlement of the communities in the newly released Myliddy harbor area in Jaffna District.
UNDP will work with the Government authorities to gradually Restore Myliddy Pier as a strategic Fishing Hub with immediate intervention to clear the Boat Access Ways. The support is amounting to Rs. 150 million.
The support also aims to create sustainable livelihood opportunities for targeted communities in fisheries, agriculture, livestock and alternative income-generation activities to revitalize economic opportunities at the community level by providing acc...