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Post-Tsunami Recovery
Issues and Challenges in Sri Lanka
Author : Jayasuriya, S., Steele, P., and Weerakoon, D.
Publisher: Institute of Policy Studies
Place of Publish: Colombo
Year: 2006
Page Numbers: 55
Acc. No: 869-S
Category: Soft Documents
Languages: English
The tsunami in 2004 left Sri Lanka with over 30 000 people dead, almost a million displaced and an estimated 150 000 people who lost their primary source of livelihood. There was massive damage to infrastructure and capital assets (estimated at around US$ 1 billion (4.5% of GDP)) particularly in the tourism and fisheries sectors. The medium-term financing needs were estimated to be around US$ 1.5
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