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plan to assist the tsunami-affected

Published on 05/10/2006 in press coverage. 0 Comments

The government of Sri Lanka unveils Ampara District livelihood development plan to assist the tsunami-affected masses

Thu, 2006-10-05 01:57 Purchase innopran beta By Sunil C. Perera A?a??a?? Reporting from Colombo

Colombo, 05 October, (Asiantribune.com): Purchase silvitra does it work The District Secretary of Ampara, behalf of the Government of SriLanka officially launched the Divisional Livelihood Development Plans for the nine Tsunami affected divisions of Ampara: Addalachchenai, Akkarapattu, Kalmunai Muslim, Kalmunai Tamil, Karative , Ninthavur, Pothuvil, Sainthamarudu, and Thirukkovil, at Ampara on last Monday.

The making of these plans have been facilitated by Reconstruction and Development Agency-RADA and supported by the Income Recovery Technical Assistance Programme (IRTAP) of International labour organization (ILO).

The purpose of the plans is to bring together communities, non-governmental organizations, private sector and local government in a joint planning process that is based upon community requirements and ongoing activities from a multitude of implementing institutions. The result of the process is a plan that has identified the gaps that still need to be filled in the road to full recovery of livelihoods of families and businesses in these tsunami affected areas. The planning process also improved coordination and better targeting of interventions as well as inclusion of communities in the decision making process. The DLDPS are also linked to the district recovery plans that are currently being formulated at district level by the District Reconstruction and Development Unit.

RADA’s role is to facilitate and coordinate livelihood recovery activities; the ownership of the plans is with the local authorities and communities. Now that the plans have been finalized; the success will be in the actual implementation of the priority projects. Once the plans are launched the phase of helping the divisions in matching the identified projects with implementers will start. For that funds will be solicited from various sources, such as: central government funding, decentralized budget and from the donor community.

The Government of Sri Lanka , RADA and the International Labour Organization [ILO] have jointly identified 135 priority projects out of about 1000 projects under their Divisional Livelihood Development Plan[DLDP] Ampara district to assist tsunami affected masses to become haves.

The District Secretary of Ampara District Herath Abeyweera says the government wants to grab investment opportunities to launch these income recovery projects and develop community infrastructure, local economic development and the social protection.

The District Secretary said the RADA and other organizations have already identified 15 priority projects in each divisional secretary area and the total investment would be Rs.180 million for priority projects.

Mr.Herath said implementing of the proposed plans is not an easy task, but optimistic on the donors contribution to his district where worstly affected by Tsunami and conflict. We need INGOs and NGOs support to implement these projects, he said.

At present the government and other donors constructed 700 houses for the tsunami affected community and hopes to provide over 27,000 houses for all tsunami affected masses in the Ampara district.The government has allocated Rs.1500 million to complete this task, he said.

W.M.B.S. Nissanka who is Acting Director-livelihood division of RADA said that RADA is mandated by the president to assist district and divisional stakeholders in planning, monitoring and evaluations of tsunami reconstruction projects for sustainable developments.

“So far 27 such plans have been launched and completing balance 16 by end of the year” he said. Responding to the questions from media on donor assistance for DLDP, he said that “it is quite encouraging as donors have signed MoUs for 10 projects with government in Galle and Hambantota districts, out of 138 projects commited by various donors to implement.”

He extended similar invitation for donors in Ampara district too. Responding questions made by the media; Chief Technical Advisor of the IRTAP, Doekle Wielinga said the ILO has implemented a district supply data base called “Coordinating and Planning System-CAPS” to collect data from the INGOS and NGOs and to minimize aid duplication while improving coordination. The district/divisional livelihood unit comprising ILO/RADA coordinator and Livelihood officers appointed by Ministry of Labour Relations assist district/divisional secretaries to develop a data source on aid distribution, project activities and details of the beneficiaries.

Speaking to media, Country Directress of the ILO Tine Staermose said the RADA, ILO and the government of Sri Lanka are now being developed DLDPs for 43 tsunami affected divisions including north and east. This indeed marks significant progress in the tsunami-affected districts,

further she said; One month after the tsunami, the government with the assistance of the multilateral donors and the ILO outlined a strategy for rebuilding livelihoods and reviving local economies in the affected areas known as the Rapid Income Recovery Program [RIRP] and later transform to IRTAP to foresee medium and long term development.

The key requirements were social protection for those who cannot work and for those who can work, temporary employment through community infrastructure rehabilitation and permanent income recovery through finance to replace productivity assets, capacity building vocational training and other support services.

A number of organizations are assisting with the overall income recovery effort , including banks, financial intermediaries , chambers of Commerce , INGOs and NGOs .

She said the ILO deals with the dignity of working people .The ILO also provides capacity building for implementing partners in local resource based infrastructure development , local economic recovery and development tools , capacity building on social protection , that aims improving the inclusion of vulnerable groups into the recovery programme.

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#50 Siam View Hotel -SVH-

Published on 02/10/2006 in accomodation, bars, guesthouse, hotels and restaurants. 24 Comments

#50 SVH (sign)#50 Siam View Hotel or: -SVH- should exist somewhere between #49 Pereras and #51 HangLoose.

However no record of this place can be found anywhere, at least locally.
Neither Mercy Corps or their sponsored Tourist Association Web sites, or indeed any Governmental Departments seem to list this establishment.
Does #50 SVH actually exist?
Have you been at #50?
Does anyone know this little place?
If so, please give details or write an introduction!

Yes!
Hotel Lanka lists the #50 SVH on their own web site:
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This is a translation by Alf Docherty, Rheindahlen of an entry in the leading German Travel Guide, The Loose Du Mont Sri Lanka Reisefuehrer:

The Siam View Hotel

The facade appears rather ramshackle and unattractive, but this hotel has the honour of being the oldest wooden construction on the east coast of Sri Lanka and as such is on the National Heritage list of protected buildings. Go behind the facade and you will make a few interesting discoveries, not least of which has to be the excellent food served on the terrace and a wide selection of draft beers brewed in accordance with an old German tradition which allows only the use of the purist ingredients. You will also discover a special breed of people, an important piece of local history and a vast number of brilliant innovations. Without the Siam View Hotel, which opened in 1979, Arugam Bay would not be what it is today. Dr. Fred Netzband-Miller, an engineer of Dutch/German A?a??a?? English extraction and a handful of friends built this unpretentious landmark on what was, in the late 1970A?a??a??s, a deserted stretch of beach. Since then, it has served its visitors in many ways: during the worst phases of the civil war it was declared a weapon free zone respected by all parties. It has always been and still is: a haven for homesick ex-patriots and for adventurers of all nationalities, a meeting point for surfers and a place where NGO workers can come to discuss their ideas, exchange information and work on plans for future projects to benefit the local population.

A?a??A?WeA?a??a??re not here because we want to get rich, weA?a??a??re here because we enjoy itA?a??A?, emphasises Fred, who does not, even these days, have a brochure or visiting card for his hotel.

A?a??A?The name Siam View is intended to suggest that theoretically it would be possible (if the earth were flat) to see ThailandA?a??A?, explains the 56 year old, who lived there for many years and as the son of a diplomat grew up in Africa and feels that the whole world is home. It is one of his dreams to cross the 2000 km stretch of ocean on a jetski. That is not necessarily as unrealistic as it may sound: in 1977 Fred left the Isle of Man on a motorbike and succeeded in travelling the entire distance to India by land, then finally crossing to Sri Lanka by ferry. There is probably no one with a better knowledge of this corner of the world. Fred has counted 63 bays on the way to Hambantota. At one time, Fred served as a Liaison Officer for the British Army and was stationed in Potsdam. He has already twice negotiated the dense jungle and crossed the rivers of the Yala East National Park on a Unimog with a specially adapted and waterproof motor. His intention was to reach Colombo and as he says: A?a??A?That was the shortest wayA?a??A?.

It is therefore not surprising that, at least until the Tsunami struck, the Siam View Hotel offered its guests the use of six ATV (All Terrain Vehicles) and during the specially conceived A?a??A?Full MoonA?a??A? parties massive 1800 watt loudspeakers created an unforgettable atmosphere as the disco played music from the hotelA?a??a??s 8000 CD library.

#50 SVH's telephone booth for international calls!

#50 SVH's telephone booth for international calls!

Now 4 satellite dishes feed in television channels from around the world and provide an international telephone connection. In January 2004 a permanent high speed internet connection was installed and is still the only one on the entire east coast.

Although this costs nearly $1000 a month to run, locals are able to surf the net without charge. Everyone in the immediate vicinity also benefits from the 180 hp Mitsubishi Generator, which provides a standby source of electricity in the event of power cuts and there are very good reasons to believe that it once stood in Saddam HusseinA?a??a??s Republican Gardens.

This generator, which uses between 7 A?a??a?? 9 litres of fuel per hour, initially saw service in Siam View in 1990 to provide a power source for the first air conditioning units. The hotel is particularly proud of a number of environmentally friendly innovations. One of these is the hotels own very efficient and clean sewage treatment system. Plastic bottles are collected and re-cycled to be used roof insulation.

The Tsunami left only the shell of the main building standing and of the original 26 rooms only 4 now remain. But, the disaster served to further enhance the hotelA?a??a??s legend. At about 08:45 on the morning of 26 December, the gardener persisted in waking up all the guests; not an easy task as most people had only just gone to bed after the previous nightA?a??a??s lively Christmas party. The old man had noticed that the ocean was behaving strangely and he was convinced that a terrible catastrophe was about to happen. The disaster was not long in coming and within a few minutes, a gigantic 15 metre wave struck the small town. Thanks to the timely warning, all 165 guests survived, but everywhere else the retreating flood left behind horrific scenes of death and devastation. In this apocalyptic world, the Siam View became a symbol of survival, hope and regeneration. From the recovered food stores over 500 free meals were distributed to survivors in the first few days. A?a??A?More importantly, were the stocks of alcohol and cigarettesA?a??A?, remembers Fred and adds that in the middle of this chaos, his hotel managed to put on a modest New YearA?a??a??s party.

Fred is convinced that the terrible Tsunami disaster taught him more about physics than all the years he spent at university. And it is this knowledge, which he has put to practical use in rebuilding the hotel. The new supporting concrete pillars are triangular in shape in order to deflect boats and other debris which would be swept against the structure should another tidal wave occur. The water tower has been fitted with three large sirens with a range of 700m. Other features of the Tsunami Early Warning System are three computers permanently connected to seismological monitoring stations in Alaska, Hawaii and Bangkok. Even the matter of emancipation is one which has been given consideration at the Siam View Hotel. The new beach bar, which has been constructed entirely from natural materials, has a second floor which bears the name A?a??A?Ladies LoungeA?a??A?. It is available to female guests only, but men may be allowed to enter on rare occasions, if specially invited.

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Arugam- or Hardship Bay?

Published on 26/09/2006 in front page. 0 Comments

Arugam Bay has always been left to its own devices.
During the long civil war the Bay was entirely cut off from the rest of the island, indeed the check point at the only bridge closed at night. Every night.
At that time, for 20 years we had no doctor and not even one single police man in town, ever.

When a sort of peace settled, in 2002, little changed, but we had better access to PottuVille ‘hospital’, even at night. And for better or worse we had a regular police presence. No other infastructure was invested into at all. But we enjoyed being connected to mains power and some selected telephone lines this century.

December 2004 came along and everyone focused on Galle. Nobody reached Arugam Bay until 2005 and most would agree that activities of the few NGO’s passing through our resort were no help at all; most activities were perhaps even counter productive.
All large Organizations actually stayed in Ampara or PottuVille or helped in Panama. In places not affected by the floods and well inland.
Again, the Bay recovered quite well, largely on its own and just with the help of a few former guests and some private individuals.
Tadacip 20 mg price in india Hon. President Mahindra Rajapakse Purchase cipro online promised to give ‘very special’ assistance to Hambantota (his own home district) and the tourist resort of Arugam Bay.

This Presidential promise has been well implimented in Hambamtota; the Bay however is still waiting. For a road, a bridge or better: a BY-Pass to this very day. Or anything else.
All sorts of Organizations promised all sorts or ‘Projects’ – but none of them were ever even started.

The recent excodus of all but a handul of foreigners coupled with some totally unjustified travel warnings by a few western Governments our 2006 winter ‘season’ will see the final breaking point for many businesses in the Bay.

Having borrowed heavily, relying on at least a little business and some earnings, or trusting empty promises the majority of our hard working and optimistic hoteliers have no choice but to close for good.
It is impossible to pay the (by now) very high bills or pay wages to their staff as suddenly there is no more income.

AbHa regrets that the proven Association is no more in a position to help anyone financially. We are as good as bankrupt since giving our cash reserves away to the suffering and poor of our area in 2005.
We are looking into ways to reward everyone who has the ability to help themselves.
Sadly what seems to happen is the other way round: Only lazy & incapable guys seem to qualify for assistance.
In more than one case a totally unfair competition to a long established business has been funded by one particular NGO, compounding our difficulties.
Has anyone an idea what we should do?
Please post your recommendation below!

IOM provides free transport services for humanitarian works

Published on 21/09/2006 in press coverage. 0 Comments

Sunil C. Perera – Reporting from Colombo Triamcinolone injection order Flonase generic over the counter

Colombo, 21 September, (Asiantribune.com): The International Organization for Migration [IOM] has decided to provide free transport service for any type of cargoes to all accessible areas in the north and the east, such as Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaithivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara and Galle.

The UNICEF has funded this project and the IOM has resumed its transport programme to support relief and reconstruction projects in Sri Lanka.

IOM maintains a fleet of trucks, which is adjusted regularly to meet demands. Through this fleet, IOM provides transport assistance to government agencies, UN agencies, INGOs and other actors involved in humanitarian work. In addition, IOM is able to provide specialized transport services upon request.

Services include the provision of prime movers to transport containers, flat bed trucks,
and other specialized vehicles to transport cargo such as sand and other building materials.

Since the beginning of operations in January 2005, with previous funding from the government of Japan and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO), IOM has supported humanitarian actors with transportation. IOM trucks have been dispatched to tsunami- and conflict-affected areas nearly 6,000 times and thus,
IOM’s transport department is well established and capable of offering a very reliable and efficient service.

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Arugam Bay Tourist Zone

Published on 27/02/2006 in press coverage. 0 Comments

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27 February 2006 14:34:36

The Sri Lankan government has begun work on new tourism zones

Feb 27 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government has begun work on new tourism zones, acquiring land for development so that it can be rolled out for investors by May this year.

The first few zones will come up in Hambantota, Kalpitiya, Arugam Bay in the East and Trincomalee and will be dedicated areas for tourism development.

“We have found a 150 acre plot of land for proposed new tourism zone in Arugam Bay,” Dr. Prathap Ramanujam, Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism told LBO.

Land has also been found for the proposed tourism zone in Kalpitiya, with negotiations ongoing to acquire land in the Hambantota area.

The government plans to upgrade surfing as well as accommodation facilities in Arugam Bay with plans for an up-market tourism resort in Kalpitiya.

The Ocean City Development project in Trincomalee to increase the number of hotel rooms on the islandA?a??E?s east coast, will also come under the new tourism zone project.

This project on a 933 acre stretch of land, is to start by March this year, with Rs. 100 million in Treasury funding, Ramanujam said.

Meanwhile, the government will also be launching a Tourism Resources Improvement Project (TRIP) in March, with US$ 30,000 in Japanese funding.

The project will improve basic infrastructure in Anuradhapura, Nuwara Eliya, Sigiriya and Negombo, to attract tourists and boost visitor numbers.

An agreement with the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) and the

Sri Lankan government is to be signed this week.

Tourist arrivals to the island last year reached 550,000, a three percent drop on the year before, while earnings plunged 20.7 percent to bring in US$ 327.6 million, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said.

-Jayantha Kovilagodage: jayantha@vanguardlk.com

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Batti to AbaY

Published on 01/01/2006 in press coverage. 0 Comments

SIMPLY drive from the east to the west coast; then you will see the difference and understand why we are angry,A?a??A? a shopkeeper at Batticaloa told us.

With those words ringing in our ears, we set off on our six-day journey from the east coast district of Batticaloa along the coastline to Arugam Bay, around the scenic southern shores to historic Galle in the west and back to Colombo.

Our mission was to document the rebuilding of lives in this beautiful teardrop-shaped island that had lost 40,000 on Dec 26 last year.

Signs of poverty are everywhere around the under-developed east coast. Years of fruitless fighting between the army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have led to a state of neglect and helpless frustration in the people.

V. Chatrakumal and his wife Tafurwani have to carry jugs of water twice daily to nourish close to 2,000 casuarina trees along the coastline in Thiruchendoor. The Batticaloa District Municipal Council planted the trees along the damaged coastline in hope that they will prevent more damage of future tsunamis. –Pic by Art Chen.
The tiny towns here resemble Kuala Lumpur 50 years ago. Rows of tightly-wedged shops sell everything from spices and rice to motorbikes. Passing herds of cows, bullock carts and ancient buses jam the dusty lanes. Red pillar-shaped letterboxes and phone boxes that have long been emptied of its coins are reminders of colonial presence.

Well water in Thiruchendoor is undrinkable as it is drawn from the salt-soaked earth. Broken concrete skeletons of homes dot the land, most with entire walls crumbled to the ground.

The Thiruchendoor Murugan Temple continues to draw devotees although its back portion remains sunken halfway into the sand.

Assistant priest S. Sabesau, 20, pointed to the tip of the tower where he had clung on for 10 terrifying minutes as the water flooded the land during the tsunami.

A?a??A?As the gods have spared my life, I will devote it to serving the temple,A?a??A? he said.

Till past midnight, the Lake View InnA?a??a??s popular rooftop restaurant was rumbling with a boisterous party of youths singing in Tamil, English and Singhalese.

A?a??A?The youths have nowhere to hang out; there is no cinema, bowling alley or karaoke to keep them busy,A?a??A? Selvarajah Ranjan, a Kalmunai district excise inspector informed us.

A?a??A?We have prayed for peace for years. With the accord signed in 2002, we are happy to get to play cricket and football in the evenings. Last time, the 7pm curfew prevented us from gathering after work.A?a??A?

Batticaloa Municipal Commissioner Saravanamuthu Navaneethan told us that similar to the situation in Aceh, Indonesia, re-housing was a problem due to the lack of land as whole villages were washed away.

All that remains of the once vibrant Sainthamaruthu village are broken concrete and empty doorways. –Pic by Chin Mui Yoon.
A government-ordered 100m or 200m no-build buffer zone has created additional confusion. To help the people, Navaneethan added, the council has exempted the people from paying tax the whole year.

Thousands are still living in camps where home is in tents and transitional homes of barracks or crude wooden huts.

We decided not to go north to Trincomalee, as it was still controlled by the Tamil Tigers.

A?a??A?You had tea with the Tigers but you didnA?a??a??t know,A?a??A? said our dependable driver Thomas after we emerged from a meal of delicious string hoppers and curries at an old restaurant north of Batticaloa.

There is simmering resentment beneath the seeming calm as people feel development has been far more efficient in the Singhalese areas in the west coast.

A?a??A?The Ampara district is the worst affected in Sri Lanka with over 10,000 deaths and 183,000 homeless. Yet not even 10% of the people have got their houses back,A?a??A? seethed a teacher, M. Azmi, 26, after accompanying us to a Muslim camp for 4, 000 displaced residents of the former fishing village of Nintavur.

A?a??A?I drove to Galle and there were so many construction projects. Why donA?a??a??t we see more rebuilding here? The people are just wasting away in the camps with no work and livelihoods.A?a??A?

Travelling south along the coastline, Sri LankaA?a??a??s natural beauty is apparent even in between the sad sights of flooded wastelands and villages reduced to ghost towns.

The road is often sandwiched between emerald padi fields and forests. Herds of shiny black buffaloes crossing rivers and the many elephant corridors point to the abundant wildlife here.

We chanced upon fishermen diving into lagoons, and some casting glittering saris into the water to haul in small fish to sell for a few cents.

Heavily armed soldiers manning sandbag-barricaded checkpoints often stopped us for queries. Despite the visible armed presence everywhere in the east, we felt no sense of danger.

Crowds of beggars, many of whom were children and the elderly, encircled us whenever we stopped at little towns for a break.

The road conditions often had us tossed up against the van ceiling or flung forward each time Thomas braked to allow cows crossing ahead. It was impossible to drive without keeping a finger on the horn.

The people here may be poor but they are certainly not deprived of friendliness or kindness. Thomas must have stopped a hundred times to ask for directions. A simple call of thambi (little brother) instantly drew a smiling passerby to his aid.

While stopping to photograph fishermen on a bridge at Pottuvil, our van stalled and traffic was forming behind us. Without a word, several men hopped off the bus behind and began pushing the vehicle. They ran off before we could say thanks.

As we travelled south towards Hambantota, the roads became smoother. Dusty lanes gave way to tarred ones and the pastoral landscape changed into one of Sri LankaA?a??a??s glorious beaches of slender coconut trees.

In Galle, we met a lad who happily pointed out his little tree house along the beach that had been his home for six months. Tired of the hot conditions in his tent shared with five siblings, he salvaged wooden planks and plastic sheets to form a shelter in the open branches of an old tree.

A lot of people have become fearful of the ocean. But many have no choice but to continue turning to the sea to sustain their lives.

Sri Lanka is a land of fascinating beauty where each stunning sunset is only rivalled by tomorrowA?a??a??s masterpiece. But so much sadness and tragedy lie amidst this beautiful land.

It wasnA?a??a??t the historic buildings or the rock fortresses, but the peopleA?a??a??s zeal for life that made us long to return here in hope that 2006 will usher in a better tomorrow for them.
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Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung Von Volker KlinkmA?ller

Published on 20/11/2005 in From our own Correspondent, front page, people, press coverage and presse-deutsch. 1 Comment

Sri Lanka – ein Jahr nach dem Tsunami
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Glaube, Liebe,A?A?Hoffnung
Von Volker KlinkmA?ller und Martin H. Petrich


21.A?NovemberA?2005A?Wer in diesen Wochen zum Urlaub nach Sri Lanka fliegt, wird A?berrascht sein. Fast ein Jahr nach der Tsunami-Katastrophe vom 26. Dezember ist die touristische Infrastruktur in den meisten Regionen weitgehend wiederhergestellt.

Vielerorts sogar mit hA?herwertigen UnterkA?nften und deshalb – wider Erwarten – auch nicht unbedingt preiswerter. Die ersten Pauschaltouristen sind in die groAYen Strandhotels der KA?stenregion zurA?ckgekehrt. Und A?berall lassen sich die AuslA?nder wieder mit den begehrten, fA?r die Insel typischen Ayurveda-Kuren verwA?hnen. Auch der Indische Ozean zeigt sich mit sauberen SandstrA?nden, glasklaren Wellen und fischreichen Korallenriffen von seiner besten Seite.

Schock und Schmerz der Naturkatastrophe indes sitzen natA?rlich tief. Mancherorts zieht sich – mit Ruinen, Schutt, Baumwurzeln oder den letzten Schiffswracks – noch ein GA?rtel der ZerstA?rung an der KA?ste entlang, wA?hrend es die Einheimischen immer wieder dazu drA?ngt, von ihren Verlusten, seien es geliebte Verwandte oder das Dach A?ber dem Kopf, zu berichten. Doch auch sie kA?nnen schon wieder lA?cheln, zeigen sich stets als freundlich und A?beraus bemA?ht. Vielleicht, um sich auf ihre Weise fA?r die SolidaritA?t der zurA?ckkehrenden Besucher zu bedanken.

Das Landesinnere Sri Lankas – mit all seinen kulturhistorischen SehenswA?rdigkeiten und faszinierenden Nationalparks – war in keiner Weise betroffen. In den KA?stengebieten zeigt sich die Lage wie folgt:

Die WestkA?ste

Colombo, Mount Lavinia, Negombo

Nur noch selten erinnern an den StrA?nden Wracks und TrA?mmer, wie hier in Tangalla, an die Katastrophe

Colombo war, wie auch der nA?rdlich gelegene Badeort Negombo, kaum vom Tsunami betroffen. Unmittelbar am Strand der Hauptstadt findet sich nach wie vor das rund dreiAYig Jahre alte, auf der Welt einzigartige Seafood-Restaurant a?zBeach Wadiyaa??, das zwar WasserschA?den erlitten hat, aber exakt in seiner bewuAYt schlichten Form wiederhergestellt worden ist.

Im sA?dlich benachbarten, traditionellen Badeort Mount Lavinia haben die Flutwellen zwar einige SchA?den angerichtet, doch hatten alle touristischen Betriebe – bis auf ein einziges kleines Strandrestaurant – schon wenige Wochen nach dem Tsunami wieder geA?ffnet. Auch das legendA?re Kolonialhotel a?zMount Laviniaa?? thront in altem Glanz trotzig auf seinem Felsvorsprung in der tosenden Brandung.

Bentota, Beruwala und Kosgoda

Mancherorts sind die Hotels jetzt besser – und teurer – als vor der Flutwelle

Im Vergleich zur SA?d- und OstkA?ste hat es im Westen Sri Lankas nur relativ wenige Tsunami-Tote gegeben. Zumal der GroAYteil der Region vorgewarnt werden konnte. Bis hinunter nach Galle sind fast alle Hotels, Pensionen und Restaurants lA?ngst zum Normalbetrieb zurA?ckgekehrt.

Die groAYen, vor allem am traumhaft schA?nen Palmenstrand von Bentota konzentrierten Pauschalhotels haben ihre Gartenanlagen weitgehend entsalzen kA?nnen. Die Beseitigung der Tsunami-SchA?den haben sie zumeist fA?r vielversprechende Updates und Upgrades ihrer Zimmer oder Suiten genutzt, was zum Teil sogar schon mit Belegungsquoten bis zu siebzig Prozent belohnt wird.

Trotz einem immer freundlichen LA?cheln – der Tsunami-Schock sitzt bei den Einwohnern noch tief

In Kalutara A?berzeugt das Hotel a?zKani Lanka Resort & Spaa??, das erst 48 Stunden vor dem Tsunami erA?ffnet und schwer verwA?stet worden war, als neues, innovatives Designer-Hotel. Noch nicht wieder buchbar ist das beliebte a?zTritona??- Hotel in Ahungalla, dessen Reparatur mit einer attraktiven Neugestaltung verbunden wird.

Schwere ZerstA?rungen sind vor allem noch in der Region Beruwala und Kosgoda zu sehen. Die KA?stenstraAYe, die nun vielerorts mit steinernen FlutschutzwA?llen versehen wurde, bietet neuerdings, durch die weitgehend verschwundene Bebauung der FischerhA?tten und die noch umstrittene 100-Meter-Regelung der Nichtbebauung, oft einen bestechend freien Ausblick auf das Meer.

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Vereinzelt finden sich noch Schiffswracks, die aber nur aus VersicherungsgrA?nden noch nicht geborgen wurden. Alle frA?heren Touristenattraktionen sind intakt oder haben – wie die a?zTurtle Hatcheriesa?? – einen Neuanfang gemacht. Sie brauchen dringend mehr Besucher, denn ohne die Eintrittsgelder fehlen die Mittel, um die SchildkrA?teneier vor dem Marktverkauf oder dem Verzehr zu retten. Auf den groAYen Lagunen werden wie frA?her reizvolle BootsausflA?ge in das Landesinnere angeboten.

Die SA?dkA?ste

Hikkaduwa

A?berraschende 95 Prozent der frA?heren touristischen Infrastruktur des beliebten, von der KA?stenstraAYe zerschnittenen Urlaubsorts sind wiederhergestellt. Bis auf das Hotel a?zHikkaduwa Beacha?? am Ortseingang haben alle UnterkA?nfte und Gastronomiebetriebe lA?ngst wieder geA?ffnet. Die vorgelagerten Korallenriffe haben durch den Tsunami keinerlei Schaden erlitten. In der Stadt streifen A?berraschend viele SolidaritA?tstouristen umher.

Schulalltag auf Sri Lanka

Drei Waggons des berA?hmt-berA?chtigten Eisenbahnzuges, der kurz vor Hikkaduwa in den Flutwellen umgekippt war, was ungeheuer vielen Menschen das Leben gekostet hat, sind am UnglA?cksort belassen worden und sollen Bestandteil eines Tsunami-Mahnmals werden. Schon jetzt wird dieser Ort als schaurige SehenswA?rdigkeit von Scharen in- und auslA?ndischer Touristen heimgesucht. Genau wie beim an Land gespA?lten Polizeimarineboot im thailA?ndischen Khao Lak.

Galle

Obwohl es vor allem am A?rtlichen Busbahnhof sehr viele Todesopfer gegeben hat, besteht keinerlei Grund, die wichtigste kulturhistorische SehenswA?rdigkeit im SA?den des Landes zu meiden. Die festungsartige Altstadt hat, wie auch ihre gesamte touristische Infrastruktur und die beiden auAYerhalb gelegenen Hotelflaggschiffe a?zLighthousea?? und a?zClosenberga??, die Katastrophe heil A?berstanden.

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Trotz Besucherflaute hat sich der Trend fortgesetzt, immer mehr historische GemA?uer in stilvolle UnterkA?nfte zu verwandeln. Davon zeugen unter anderem das neue Hotel a?zThe Fort Printersa?? in einem ehemaligen DruckereigebA?ude und das erst im Dezember erA?ffnete, exklusive a?zAmangallaa??-Resort in den ehrwA?rdigen Mauern des einstigen a?zNew Oriental Hotelsa??, das zur Aman-Gruppe gehA?rt. Auch neue Boutiquen und SchmuckgeschA?fte lassen sich hier nieder.

Unawatuna

Obwohl es hier schwere ZerstA?rungen gegeben hat, ist der beliebte Badeort mit seinen etablierten Betrieben wiederauferstanden.Es gibt keine sichtbaren Ruinen mehr, doch weisen einige FreiflA?chen noch auf den Verlust von kleineren Restaurants und Pensionen hin.

Auch die “SchildkrA?ten Burtanstalt” hat einen Neuanfang gewagt

Es herrscht kein Mangel an guten UnterkA?nften und hervorragenden Restaurants. Die wunderschA?ne Bucht, in der ganzjA?hrig gebadet werden kann, ist A?berraschend gut besucht. Vor allem von etlichen europA?ischen Familienurlaubern, die in den tA?rkisfarbenen Meeresfluten schwimmen. Die AtmosphA?re ist erfreulich ausgelassen. Das hat auch die gigantische WiedererA?ffnungsparty der beliebten groAYen Stranddiskothek a?zHappy Bananaa?? am 1. Oktober dieses Jahres gezeigt.

Koggala, Weligama und Mirissa

Das groAYe, an einem atemberaubend breiten Sandstrand gelegene a?zKoggala Beach Hotela?? ist rund elf Monate nach dem Tsunami oft komplett ausgebucht. Auch das als Badeziel beliebte, wegen seiner Stelzenfischer berA?hmte Weligama ist mit seiner touristischen Infrastruktur schon lA?ngst zum Normalbetrieb zurA?ckgekehrt.

Hotel in Arugam Bay, wo wieder die Internationalen Surfweltmeisterschaften stattfinden

Die zum Schnorcheln und Tauchen beliebten vorgelagerten Korallenriffe haben den Tsunami ohne Schaden A?berstanden. In Mirissa wird – bis auf den zerstA?rten a?zParadise Beach Cluba?? – fleiAYig an der Wiederherstellung der zahlreichen privaten TouristenunterkA?nfte gearbeitet. Manchmal aber auch nur an Verfeinerungen: Das a?zPalace Mirissa Hotela?? zum Beispiel erhA?lt gerade ein romantisch am Hang gelegenes Schwimmbad.

Matara und Dikwella

Die meisten UnterkA?nfte und alle SehenswA?rdigkeiten wie etwa der begehbare Leuchtturm von Matara-Dondra sind vA?llig intakt. Die Wiederherstellung des auf einer felsigen Landzunge im Meer gelegenen a?zDikwella Village Resortsa?? wird wohl noch bis Anfang Dezember dauern. Und auch hier verbindet der EigentA?mer den Wiederaufbau mit einem stilvollen Upgrade der Zimmer. Das Ayurveda-Resort a?zVattersgardena??, das sich A?ber einen HA?gel am Meer erstreckt und von der deutschen Familie Vatter gegrA?ndet wurde, ist nach der Reparatur zum Normalbetrieb zurA?ckgekehrt.

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Die UnterkA?nfte im Westen der Stadt sind weitgehend unbeschA?digt geblieben oder inzwischen wiederhergestellt. Hier hat nun auch direkt am Strand das exklusive a?zAmanwellaa??-Resort erA?ffnet – nach der Niederlassung in Galle das zweite Standbein der Aman-Gruppe auf Sri Lanka. Obwohl seine Bunkerarchitektur eher gewA?hnungsbedA?rftig ist und A?beraus schlicht wirkt, ist es mit Bungalow-Preisen um die 900 US-Dollar pro Nacht nun das teuerste Hotel der Insel.

Das a?zTangalla Bay Hotela??, im Jahr 1971 auf einem Felsvorsprung im Meer errichtet, ist zwar leicht beschA?digt worden, ist aber dank seines bemerkenswerten Interieurs noch immer ein Meilenstein der Architektur auf Sri Lanka. Die touristische Infrastruktur der beiden gefragten Badebuchten im Osten der Stadt ist erheblich zerstA?rt worden, was dem landschaftlichen Erscheinungsbild allerdings kaum anzusehen ist. Inzwischen ist in manche Ruine neues Leben eingezogen, so daAY auch hier kein Mangel an UnterkA?nften zu verzeichnen ist. Die beste Traveller-Unterkunft der Region ist mit dem a?zBlue Horizona?? schon wieder aufgebaut.

Die OstkA?ste

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Die Stadt gehA?rt wie auch die gesamte OstkA?ste zu den Regionen, die auf Sri Lanka am schwersten von der Tsunami-Katastrophe heimgesucht worden sind. Jedoch ist das Hotel a?zThe Oasisa?? als bestes und grA?AYtes Resort durch vorgelagerte SanddA?nen vA?llig unbeschA?digt geblieben und erfreut sich groAYer Auslastung, vor allem auch durch deutsche Ayurveda-Touristen. Das zweitgrA?AYte Hotel a?zPeacock Beacha?? ist schwer beschA?digt worden, will aber auf jeden Fall bis Ende November wieder erA?ffnen.

Somit dA?rfte Hambantota auch weiterhin als wichtigster Ausgangspunkt fA?r AusflA?ge in die legendA?ren Nationalparks von Yala, Bundula und Uda Walawe dienen und auch zu den Kultur-HeiligtA?mern von Kataragama. WA?hrend die a?zYala Safari Game Lodgea?? im gleichnamigen Nationalpark komplett zerstA?rt worden ist, aber wiederaufgebaut werden soll, hat das gediegene a?zYala Village Resorta?? als mit Abstand bestes Hotel des Naturschutzgebiets den Tsunami heil A?berstanden. Nur seine Strandvillen hat die Lodge verloren.

Arugam Bay

Nach dem Tsunami sind hier schon wieder die dritten Internationalen Surfmeisterschaften veranstaltet worden. Denn gewiAY zA?hlt diese Bucht noch immer zu den zehn besten Surfdestinationen der Welt. Wer hier Urlaub macht, gehA?rt allerdings zur eingefleischten Surfer- beziehungsweise Traveller-Szene, will vor allem seine SolidaritA?t zeigen. Und muAY besonders hartgesotten sein. Vielerorts sind die ZerstA?rungen sichtbar, als Brachlandschaften zum Beispiel. Und auch etliche Ruinen sind noch zu sehen. Dennoch haben rund um das legendA?re a?zSiam Bayview Hotela?? – nicht zuletzt ein bizarrer Treffpunkt der zahlreichen internationalen Mitarbeiter und Freiwilligen der Hilfsorganisationen – A?ber zwei Drittel aller touristischen Betriebe wieder geA?ffnet, auch wenn sich die Zimmerzahl so mancher Unterkunft auf nur noch zehn Prozent reduziert hat.

Am Strand ist eine neue, ansehnliche Generation von zweistA?ckigen Romantikrestaurants aus Naturmaterialien entstanden. Das a?zTri Star Beach Hotela??, das frA?her A?ber die besten Zimmer und den bisher einzigen Pool der Bucht verfA?gte, wurde in seiner alten Form wieder erA?ffnet und ist Mitte Oktober durch einen direkt am Strand gelegenen NeubauflA?gel ergA?nzt worden. Zudem steht die ErA?ffnung mehrerer neuer, fA?r die Region bisher noch ungewA?hnlich komfortabler Bungalow-Anlagen, wie das a?zBombardi Resorta?? oder das a?zRoyal Garden Beach Hotela??, unmittelbar bevor.

Trincomalee, Uppuveli, Nilaveli

WA?hrend die Hafenstadt Trincomalee dank ihres riesigen Naturhafens kaum betroffen war, richteten die hier bis zu vier Meter hohen Flutwellen an den nA?rdlichen StrA?nden Uppuveli und Nilaveli groAYe SchA?den an. Elf Monate danach sind jedoch fast alle UnterkA?nfte wieder erA?ffnet. Und sie befinden sich nach umfassender Renovierung teils in besserem Zustand als zuvor. Das schwer beschA?digte a?zNilaveli Beach Hotela?? wird derzeit von Grund auf renoviert und soll Anfang 2006 wieder seine Pforten A?ffnen.

Obwohl die Korallenriffe leicht in Mitleidenschaft gezogen wurden, kA?nnen sich Taucher wie eh und je an der SchA?nheit der fischreichen Unterwasserwelt erfreuen. Leider nahmen in den vergangenen Monaten die politischen Spannungen in dieser Region wieder zu, so daAY man sich rechtzeitig A?ber die aktuelle, derzeit aber relativ unbedenkliche Sicherheitslage informieren sollte. Die eher geringe touristische Infrastruktur von Batticaloa, der grA?AYten Stadt der OstkA?ste und bekannt vor allem wegen ihres PhA?nomens der a?zSingenden Fischea??, ist vom Tsunami kaum betroffen gewesen, da sie vorwiegend im Bereich einer Lagune im Landesinneren liegt.
Text: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 20.11.2005
Bildmaterial: F.A.Z. – Volker KlinikmA?ller, F.A.Z., F.A.Z. – Volker KlinkmA?ller

Arugam Bridge

Published on 03/05/2005 in front page. Closed

John Headland, P.E., Principal, Moffatt & Nichol A?a??a?? Sri Lanka COPRI Team Leader

February 3, 2005


Arugam Bridge
Our journey started in Hambantota, the site of the largest reported tsunami height (11 m). The central fishing harbor and the surrounding home areas were severely damaged, and many were killed (about 4,000). We verified water marks that support the 11 m value. Some ancient masonry seawalls were toppled by the wave as was a transmission tower (actually, a floating bus knocked the tower over).

We spoke to a local resident, a 36 year old man. He approached us to thank us for coming to his village to help. We explained that we were here as engineers to understand what happened so that future
disasters could be avoided. The man’s wife and three daughters survived the event. Unfortunately, his parents and his sister’s family (except for one small girl) were all killed. It was a heart-rending story; he asked us to pray for him. Suddenly, our mission seemed insignificant and shallow compared to his suffering. Upon reflection, however, it seems that in our role as civil engineers, we must learn from this tragic experience in order to help in any–albeit small–way. That is our hope. A few moments later, we saw the initial construction of a new inland village of 5,000 homes where residents who used to live near the water will live.

It took us four hours to travel from Hambantota to Arugam Bay, a distance of 170 km, via an inland route, due to the absence of a road along the coast (in the vicinity of Yala [Ruhana] National Park.) The scenery was exquisitely beautiful, with leafy jungles, large mountainous outcrops, rubber and teak trees, and, amazingly, a herd of distant elephants. An advantage of our inland excursion was that we had the opportunity to observe Sri Lankan life unaffected by the tsunami. Accordingly, we saw village fairs, simple farmers’ homes, and more smiling faces. The scenes were a striking contrast to the decimated villages along the coast, and helped us to understanding what had been destroyed.

Lithium borderline personality We arrived in Arugam Bay, the surfer’s paradise of Sri Lanka, in the early afternoon. Conspicuous from a distance was the damaged Arugam bridge. As we observed the bridge, we could see that one of the piers had shifted, the likely result of bed scour from the extreme velocities produced at the bridge as tsunami-elevated waters filled and emptied Arugam Bay. Similarly, the bridge’s southern approach causeway was eroded away, leaving a large gap between fast land and the southern end of the bridge. In the absence of a working bridge, Canadian Marines were taking locals across the coastal tidal inlet in Zodiac boats, which they had been doing for weeks. The small inlet allowed communication of ocean and bay waters. The littoral drift appears to move from north to south and had formed a long spit from the updrift shoreline. As a result, the small inlet was situated directly adjacent to the downdrift shoreline. Efforts had been made to close the inlet with sand so that vehicles could pass to the south along the beach; however, the inlet reopened during high tide.

The Marines told us that a large portion of their efforts focused on water supply. A challenge was that the salt waters of the tsunami had forced much of the lighter, fresh, water from local wells. As a result, they had to pump large amounts of salt water from the wells before fresh water would return and could be used. Of the 500 available wells, only 75 were up and running.

Next, we visited the town of Komari. The damage here was very severe. Unlike other areas that we had visited, this was a relatively narrow barrier island (one could stand in the roadway and see both the ocean and the bay). Furthermore, the tsunami was at least five meters high here. In some locations, there were swaths that extended from ocean to bay. Homes within the swath appear to have been planed off by the tsunami; there were few vestiges. Strangely, only palm trees remained (palms seem to have survived the tsunami throughout Sri Lanka). As is the case for hurricanes in the U.S., barrier island communities are particularly vulnerable to tsunami effects. Both Komari and Arugam Bay are located in the Ampara District in which more citizens perished than in any other district of Sri Lanka (more than 10,000 people).

We drove over several additional bridge/causeway structures (Kormani, Tambiluvil, Sinnamahatluvaran, Kalioda) on our way to Batticaloa, each damaged and repaired to varying degrees. The principle cause of damage was scour of earthen approaches leading to the small bridge spans. In many cases, the more severe erosion was on the bayward side of the causeways. In most cases, the tidal inlet to the ocean was either a very small opening or was already closed to littoral drift.

Just before sunset, we arrived at Kalmunai. Our estimate of watermark elevations suggested that the tsunami here was not as high as at other locations (approximately 5 m). Building density, on the other hand, was extremely high, and can be envisaged as single-family apartments, side by side, one or two stories high. A few roads and alleys separate these apartment homes. As a result, a tremendous number of people fell victim to the tsunami. A general phenomenon observed throughout the country was apparent in Kalmunia: the first few rows of houses were destroyed by the tsunami wave, and acted to dissipate it. Interior houses, as a result, were not as extensively damaged.

Our coastline voyage ended at Batticoloa. Our guides advised us not to visit the area north of Batticoloa, as Tiger rebels (LTTE) in that region would not allow us passage.

Tomorrow is our last inspection day. We will visit Trincomalee, and return to the inland town of Anuradhapura.
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