{"id":2029,"date":"2026-06-01T02:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T02:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/?p=2029"},"modified":"2026-06-01T02:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T02:34:36","slug":"%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b4%e0%ae%95%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%95%e0%af%81-%e0%ae%ae%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%a3%e0%ae%a4%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%a8%e0%ae%a9%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/2026\/06\/01\/%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b4%e0%ae%95%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%95%e0%af%81-%e0%ae%ae%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%a3%e0%ae%a4%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%a8%e0%ae%a9%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a9\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Funds US$1.33 Million Project to Strengthen Inland Fisheries in Sri Lanka\u2019s Eastern Province"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An agreement for a <strong>US$1.33 million project<\/strong> aimed at restoring livelihoods and strengthening the inland fisheries sector in Sri Lanka&#8217;s Eastern Province was recently signed at the Japanese Embassy in Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>The project will be implemented with financial assistance from the Government of Japan and technical support from the <strong>United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)<\/strong>. Its primary objective is to support fishing communities affected by the <strong>Titwa cyclone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Key components of the project include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishing <strong>200 fish farming cages<\/strong> in 30 selected reservoirs.<\/li>\n<li>Providing protective net systems.<\/li>\n<li>Upgrading the <strong>Inginiyagala Fish Breeding Centre<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Conducting technical training programs for fisheries societies.<\/li>\n<li>Distributing fish fingerlings and fish feed free of charge for the first production cycle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sri Lanka&#8217;s Minister of Fisheries, Ramalingam Chandrasekar, stated that the initiative would be a significant milestone in modernizing the country&#8217;s inland fisheries sector and increasing fish production through advanced aquaculture technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Akio Isomata, emphasized that strengthening inland fisheries is essential for Sri Lanka&#8217;s food security, particularly at a time when the marine fishing industry faces challenges due to rising fuel costs.<\/p>\n<p>The Ambassador also reaffirmed Japan&#8217;s continued commitment to supporting Sri Lanka&#8217;s sustainable development efforts and enhancing the resilience of communities affected by natural disasters. \ud83c\udf31\ud83d\udc1f\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An agreement for a US$1.33 million project aimed at restoring livelihoods and strengthening the inland fisheries sector in Sri Lanka&#8217;s Eastern Province was recently signed at the Japanese Embassy in Colombo. The project will be implemented with financial assistance from the Government of Japan and technical support from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2030,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2032,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029\/revisions\/2032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}