Remember post-war #SriLanka, when @PresRajapaksa was in charge and triumphalism ruled? Do you know how much money was quietly being poured into Hambantota at the time? We tried to track it and got nowhere near the complete figure. But here's what we found (1) #PowerCutLK
.@TimesOnlineLK tried to compile a list of major completed and ongoing infrastructure projects in Hambantota. Each figure was checked, to the extent possible, with the relevant Government agency. Hambantota. Some statistics or project details could not be obtained. (2)
For instance, it doesn't include money spent on village roads/irrigation/schemes. An addition of available numbers showed that an amount of Rs. 676.353 billion has already been spent or is in the process of being spent on the district. The actual figure is much bigger. (3)
"Potential investors also have reservations, predominantly tied to the time it would take to reap returns. Any money put into Hambantota is unlikely to deliver benefits in the short term, they say." (4)
"A common complaint was the Govt did not provide sufficient or updated information to local businessmen about the opportunities available in Hambantota. There was no transparent method by which a venture could be set up and no single office at district level... (5)
...coordinating the process. The Board of Investment, one complained, was too Colombo-centric. “One or two might know the whole picture,” said Azmi Thassim, Past President of the Hambantota District Chamber of Commerce (HDCC). “Others know bits and pieces.” (6)
The questions are:
Who made the commissions?
Who paid the bribes?
What are the returns a DECADE later? (END)
Who made the commissions?
Who paid the bribes?
What are the returns a DECADE later? (END)
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