Contribution of Engineer to Economic Development of Sri Lanka After the Ethnic Conflict
Contribution of engineer to economic development of Sri Lanka after the ethnic conflict
Jayasuriya D.P
120258P
Introduction Today Sri Lanka is an independent country. After the 30 year of war Sri Lanka is rising for the prosperity. Because of this war Sri Lanka couldn’t able to stand alone like a developed country. Engineers are mainly contributing to the development of Sri Lanka. * Benefits that gained after the war
Sri Lanka faced a three decades of terrible war. It was started on 23 July 1983. For over 27 years the civil war caused significant hardships for the population, environment and economy of the country. It was estimated that 80,000 to 100,000 people killed during this war. After a 26 military campaign, Sri Lankan military defeated the LTTE in May 2009. After that the country gained considerable achievements in every aspect. After the war country was rewarded with some benefits, they can be classified as below. * Increase investments
After the war the foreign investors’ confidence has been raised. Sri Lanka is now considered as a safe country to invest on. So investors have chosen SL as their next investment location. This makes the gradual increase of investments in Sri Lanka. * Reducing government expenditure on military
War had created massive expenditure on military development. But after the war now we can invest that money on the development of the country. * Increase of funds towards the development of the country
After the civil war main aim of the nation now aligned with the economic prosperity. So government has engaged in new mega projects all over the country. * Increase the economic growth
In 2009 the growth rate of the country was about 3.5 percent but in 2012 it increases up to 8.3 percent. In 2008 the GDP was 32.35 B$ and it was increased to 59.17 B$ in 2012. And also the GDP growth rate also increased. This statistics clearly explain the effect of war to our nation. * Freedom for the
Jayasuriya D.P
120258P
Introduction Today Sri Lanka is an independent country. After the 30 year of war Sri Lanka is rising for the prosperity. Because of this war Sri Lanka couldn’t able to stand alone like a developed country. Engineers are mainly contributing to the development of Sri Lanka. * Benefits that gained after the war
Sri Lanka faced a three decades of terrible war. It was started on 23 July 1983. For over 27 years the civil war caused significant hardships for the population, environment and economy of the country. It was estimated that 80,000 to 100,000 people killed during this war. After a 26 military campaign, Sri Lankan military defeated the LTTE in May 2009. After that the country gained considerable achievements in every aspect. After the war country was rewarded with some benefits, they can be classified as below. * Increase investments
After the war the foreign investors’ confidence has been raised. Sri Lanka is now considered as a safe country to invest on. So investors have chosen SL as their next investment location. This makes the gradual increase of investments in Sri Lanka. * Reducing government expenditure on military
War had created massive expenditure on military development. But after the war now we can invest that money on the development of the country. * Increase of funds towards the development of the country
After the civil war main aim of the nation now aligned with the economic prosperity. So government has engaged in new mega projects all over the country. * Increase the economic growth
In 2009 the growth rate of the country was about 3.5 percent but in 2012 it increases up to 8.3 percent. In 2008 the GDP was 32.35 B$ and it was increased to 59.17 B$ in 2012. And also the GDP growth rate also increased. This statistics clearly explain the effect of war to our nation. * Freedom for the