Electricity, Gangodagama … MMH RVR 76
1. Story - Up going Gas price
People live in rural areas and town areas now trying to use gas for their daily needs. They face lot of problems when they using gas. This problem highly effect to the poor people and business people. Reason for this is their income is not enough for their needs.
Voice: People, Businessman, Person from Consumer Service Authority
2. Story - Up going Electricity bills
Electricity is one of main need of people. Electricity power mostly invention for diesel in the present. Government saying they have to increase electricity bill because of this situation. People saying this is big problem for them.
Voice: People, Business community
3. Village Profile - Gangodagama
Gangodagama village is originating from King Detutissa’s control period. People in that village said few villages join as a one village and it’s called Gangodagama. About 1200 families live in this village. Their main livelihood is agriculture.
Voice: Farmers in the village, Women’s, Youth, Ven. in Gangodagama temple
4. News
I. Start a garbage project in Matara Kekanadura.
II. Develop the war ground as a sports ground in Balapitiya.
III. Successfully finished civil security set up in Matara District.
IV. People in Kamburupitiya Hakmana area fecing difficulties, because no buses running in the night time.
V. Program started to donate blood for soldiers.
4. Fix-it (Didn’t pay compensations to shops which was destroyed by the fire)
Lot of shops in Kamburupitiya completely destroyed by a sudden fire happen near the petrol shed in Kamburupitiya on 08th December 2007. Government minister’s promise to give compensations for shop owners, but it didn’t happen yet. They request from ministers to pay their compensation quickly.
Voice: Shop owners, Business people, Mr. Mahesh Karunanayaka - Divisional Secretary, Kamburupitiya
5. Story - Sinhala village in Vavuniya which was stress by the war
Madukanda, Mawaduwa, Nelumkulama villages situated from 8 KMs far from Vavuniya town. Sinhala people live in these villages. This Sinhala people live very closely with other Tamil people before. But today we can’t see that co-operation between them, because of the war.
EMH Program
This week EMH program is about Environment.
