First Published Jul 23, 2022, 5:55 PM IST
For the first time since independence, the Sri Lankan government is in serious economic trouble. It is said that the reason for this is that several crores of rupees have been poured into unnecessary projects with China. The Sri Lankan government had made various mistakes by building the Hamban Tota Port by taking a loan from China.
Sri Lanka, which had spent a lot of money during the ethnic war, joined hands with China. A total of 55 billion dollars had been borrowed from various places including China. It failed to pay the interest on the loan last March. The mistakes of the Sri Lankan government came to light. Along with this, the effects of Corona had also affected Sri Lanka to a great extent. All this was caused by the rule of the Rajapakse brothers, the people said.
In the absence of domestic production, people are still struggling without access to essential commodities like milk powder, medicine, fuel, cooking gas, toilet paper. Schools were left without paper. This made people agitated. They waited for hours in front of the petrol station to get fuel. The price of goods skyrocketed.
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It was in this situation that the World Food Program conducted a study. It found that more than 60 lakh people, or 24 percent of the country’s population, were food insecure. Of these, 65,600 people have been forced into a dire situation due to lack of food. The organization warned that thousands more would be left in dire straits if the government did not act immediately.
According to the organization, 6.7 million people do not eat enough food, 5.3 million people do not have three meals a day, and $63 million is needed to save people from immediate death.
Statistics show that three-fifths of Sri Lanka’s population has halved their household income. It has been reported that if the farmers do not get seeds, fertilizer and financial support, the planting work will decrease by 50 percent in the coming season. It has been reported that not only rice production but also fish farming and livestock will be affected.
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Last Updated Jul 23, 2022, 5:55 PM IST