Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran has slammed the Sri Lanka government for keeping him in the dark over the programme to build 65,000 houses in the North and East provinces.
Chief Minister CV Wigneswaran
Speaking to the Hindu, Wigneswaran expressed his frustration for being completely kept in the lurch and for the government’s failure to discuss matters pertaining to the construction of the houses.
“The dominating, domineering and hegemonic attitude on the part of the government is irking us. It is not to our benefit… It may have some benefits for the government because the government may be making use of our trials and tribulations, all the problems that we have undergone; all the suffering that we have undergone, the poverty that we are undergoing, they may be making use of us to get benefits from abroad. To what extent it is our beneficial to us in the long run is to be seen,” Wigneswaran said.
He emphasized that the government should have discussed the matter with him and other representatives of the Northern Province, instead of taking decisions in a manner where he and other people’s representatives in the North were kept in the dark. “No discussions were held,” he said.
Wigneswaran also added that the cost per house seemed extremely high, whereas he believes that for the cost of Rs. 21 million, they could build two to three houses. “Instead of 65,000, we can make 130,000 houses,” he added.
The government reportedly has awarded the contract to build the 65,000 houses to ArcelorMittal – an international company run by Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, despite opposition by the Northern Chief Minister and the Tamil National Alliance due to the high cost quoted for each house.
Lanka Watch / April 4, 2016
If CM Wigneswaran’s complaint is correct, it is just but right that
the govt.should have discussed matters with the CM, as he knows who and who deserves those houses and what models the people would have preferred, taking ventilation and other local factors into conside-
ration.It is true beggers are no choosers but there are certain
Hindu rituals that have to be followed when building a house in N/E.
They should have involved some elders in the discussions as house
building is not an easy task in N/E. which is humid. For example ,
people who build houses in N/E will place the main door facing East, where the sun rises and well and kitchen are placed at different angles, according to their horoscopes. Some curse their houses if bad things happen in the family. This is only an example to express the thinking of the villagers but there is nothing wrong in consulting the people,for a common plan acceptable to them as they are the people going to live in and will Laksmi Mittal know from which side the
“Cholam Kattu”(seasonal breeze) blows across the NP. More over the govt.is contemplating to give more powers to PCs in the new consti-
tution but in this case, his people and land are involved and the CM.NP is ignored in such a large development programme in the North. It’s clear here that the old plan where the center controls everything will remain and provinces are there for name sake. This is a good example of whats to come.
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Amarasiri / April 4, 2016
Chief Minister CV Wigneswaran
“The government reportedly has awarded the contract to build the 65,000 houses to ArcelorMittal – an international company run by Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, despite opposition by the Northern Chief Minister and the Tamil National Alliance due to the high cost quoted for each house.”
Yes. Why? Sri Lankans do not know how to build houses?
Is it because of too many bribers had to be given.
Yes, expose, expose and expose. Make sure it is transparent.
Make some Sri Lankan companies bid on this.
However, given how Sri Lankan Airlines is being managed, who can blame them?
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jim softy / April 4, 2016
Tamil style. constant bickering to get more.
Selfishness, According to Buddhism when these people die will be born in Deprived states.
Only Tamils are living in Sri lanka.
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Rohan / April 4, 2016
This idiot doesn’t seem to realise that talking to CM would have solved a lot of problems. But, we are very familiar with this kind of scenarios. Rajiv Gandhi and JR signed a peace accord to maintain peace in Tamil areas without any Tamil representatives, right? Where did that decision take us??
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Dr,Rajasingham Narendran / April 4, 2016
Rohan,
There were extensive consultations with Amirthalingam led TULF (?) and the Indians prior to the Indo-Sri Lanka agreement.
Dr.RN
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J.MUTHU / April 4, 2016
Go on man explain bit more….
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stop20 / April 4, 2016
RN cannot explain anything on this matter
He is seated on ice cream.
He is just out to destroy unless he becomes Lord of His Tamil Ellam
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Ajith / April 4, 2016
Dr. Naren,
Is there any document to say the details of consultations between TULF and India? It is a fact that India kept Pirabharan under house arrest during this agreement. Why couldn’t India asked Amirthalingam to take over North East Provincial Administration instead of giving to Vartharaja Perumal?
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / April 4, 2016
Ajit,
Do a Google search. There is plenty of information on what the TULF agreed on and on what they had reservations.
Dr.RN
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SJ / April 4, 2016
Dr RN:”There were extensive consultations with Amirthalingam led TULF (?) and the Indians prior to the Indo-Sri Lanka agreement.”
Master-slave consultations have continued ever since, except for the short spell when the TNA (then TULF) was tempted to back the LTTE for a fistful of parliamentary seats.
Ajith,
Perumal was a more obliging and popular slave and got elected. The TULF had lost credibility among Tamils at the time.
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Native Vedda / April 5, 2016
SJ
“Master-slave consultations have continued ever since, except for the short spell when the TNA (then TULF) was tempted to back the LTTE for a fistful of parliamentary seats.”
However, you won’t object to TNA being slaves, to China/Siri Mao/MR/VP/.
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SJ / April 7, 2016
NV
Sorry, unlike you, I have no preferences in this business.
Time you get back to serous jogging.
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Grease Yakka. / April 9, 2016
SJ
busy body, you are the classic Slippery Slitherer.
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Amarasiri / April 4, 2016
Chief Minister CV Wigneswaran
RE: Wigneswaran Slams Government Over 65,000 House Project
“Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran has slammed the Sri Lanka government for keeping him in the dark over the programme to build 65,000 houses in the North and East provinces.”
Yes, make a lot of noise.
Will the houses be given only to Vellahalas? Any others included?
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K A Sumanasekera / April 4, 2016
Can you believe it?.
Mmittal gets the contract to build 65′ thou houses @ 21 Mil each.
I thought CM Wiggs said no luxury houses in his future Homeland.
Did Vellala Sambandan screwed him .
21 Million in even Our depreciating LKR sounds exorbitant.
I got a 3 B 3 bath 2 Balconies overlooking the Indian Oean for 15 Million.
Are these 4 b & br with a swimming pool ion 40 perch for. Vellala Garden citizens and their Diaspora Family and Friends to do holidays ?.
Or are they exclusively for for Surendran ,and his UNP London mates to get quick capital gains for their help to. Yahaplanaya in Cash and Kind ?.
Because the real Northern and Eastern inhabitants whom I have seen chasing goats and cattle wouldn’t,know from to count to one million let alone having 21 Million to buy a house.
Or am I wrong ?..
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Rohan / April 4, 2016
KASmalam mahattaya is poor in Maths too. CT made a typo in that and KASmalam goes overdrive! $2.1 million, folks.
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K A Sumanasekera / April 4, 2016
I learned it from you lot.
Remember the Yahapalana suckers, Diaspora, Eelaamists and the West in overdrive, with Grease Yakkos, War widow rapists, Chinese Commissions, White vans,Buddhist Extremists and Hora Hora campaign.
Your mate Pira was right . Some of our inhabitants memory span is very short..
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Native Vedda / April 4, 2016
K A Sumanasekera
” Some of our inhabitants memory span is very short..”
Follow this clip:
The Science Of Yogic Breathing | Sundar Balasubramanian | TEDxCharleston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIfwbEvXtwo
Or ask Buddhists to start a temperance movement. You desperately need it.
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Anpu / April 4, 2016
Shame on you Minisiter Swaminathan
First stage of Sampur (Sri Lanka) Housing Project completed with the support of Tamil Canadians.
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Vibhushana / April 4, 2016
The Eastern Province CM has raised $0.5 Billion FDI for his province and quietly getting on with the job.
The useless incompetent Tamil donkey brays and just brays ..
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Zorro / April 4, 2016
When did Sinhala Buddhist Raise capital-
ambude SC/ST and the begging bowl is synonyms from Buddha
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Dr. Rajasingham Narendran / April 4, 2016
According to reports there have been three times as many applications for the 65,000 housing units!
An effete NPC that has not done what it was expected to do and has returned much of the money allocated by the Centre unused, calling for consultations on this housing project! What was the responses of CVW to the resolution passed against his ministers by the NPC? What has the NPC done of relevance to the people in the North, other than pass resolutions?
The NPC should tell us what the current situation is with the Chunnakam well water issue? It should tell us what its stance is on the Jaffna River Project. it should tell us what it is doing about improving the education and agricultural sectors, vested in it. Instead of doing what it has to do, it is trying to put spokes in what the Centre has come forward to do. There is more expertise at the Centre than in the north on such a housing project. None of the Tamil politicians have complained about the poor quality of houses built by India. The NPC and its Chief Minister are an indictment on Tamil intelligence.
Everything is publicity seeking cheep politics with this Chief Minister. What happened to his Tamil Makkal Peravai? It seems have been a damp squib!
CVW is singing his swan songs!
Dr.Rajasingham Narendran
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Rohan / April 4, 2016
/The NPC should tell us what the current situation is with the Chunnakam well water issue?/
Did you ask Mahinda when you went to meet him, mate?
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Rohan / April 4, 2016
/There is more expertise at the Centre than in the north on such a housing project./
Really?
Then, why are you asking this from NPC?
/The NPC should tell us what the current situation is with the Chunnakam well water issue? /
Centre has more expertise right? And, water supply is their responsibility, right?
I guess, these retired DOCTORs know only to ask questions! Have you taken any steps, any attempt, to address natural resource or primary industry issues in Northern province or Sri Lanka?
Asking questions is very easy, eh?
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Taraki / April 4, 2016
Why does he have to speak to an Indian Tamil newspaper? Iy tells us a lot about his thinking.
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Native Vedda / April 4, 2016
Taraki the bigot
“Why does he have to speak to an Indian Tamil newspaper? Iy tells us a lot about his thinking.”
Haven’t any of the other stupid leaders spoken to Indian media in the past?
Why don’t MR, RW, BS, GR, MS, ……….. and almost all Sinhala speaking leaders speak to Tamil Media, published in this island?
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Taraki / April 7, 2016
Exactly moron vedda. He should be speaking to Sri Lankan Tamil media.
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timbuttu / April 4, 2016
stupid mercenary journalist he did inform TN politicians to keep off when he became CM.
You have a problem because now you/Sinhala Buddhist are not respected even in the rest of India –
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K.Anaga / April 4, 2016
Mr. KA Sumanasekera! you don’t seem to know the difference between 2.1 million and 21million. I don’t think you know the difference between Goats and Cattles either . Nobody opposes houses being built but not ovens. What the right thinking people of the north are saying is- build the houses according to the prevailing environment and at a price which could stretch the number of houses further.
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Sinhala_Man / April 4, 2016
I’ve heard it said that these “Jerry-built” houses aren’t worth the money being charged. With the War over, we’ve got think in the long term.
Clearly, it would be much better to organise mason and carpentry training for Tamil youth, and get THEM to build houses using common sense.
Don’t blame Maithri and Ranil for all this. There’ll be shrewd “Marketing” experts who would have made a fortune out of all this. But, of course, those whom we have elected as leaders (the North cleanly elected Viggie many years ago – but has he lost support by now? How can I know?); those leaders must not only be honest themselves but have their ears to the ground in case they are being taken for rides.
It is absolutely necessary to understand that there are THREE major communities in this land, and that we have to ensure that the fairly decent (none of is perfect), ensure that we ensure a better future for our people.
But beware! Prices are rising – inevitable that was. The CoL index will be exploited by the Jarapaksas. We’d better stop squabbling among ourselves.
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / April 4, 2016
sinhala_man,
These are not jerry-built houses. They are factory built prefabricated houses that are assembled on site. They use insulated sandwich panels and are climate friendly. With my experience in Saudi Arabia, I can venture to say that they are very durable and climate friendly. Further, it has been said that they come with a thirty year warranty.
Because they are factory built they are also cost effective in terms of quantity, quality , technology and facilities provided.
This housing issue is being politicized as is the habit now. If you had seen the houses built by India in Itakachchi, at the construction stage, you would have been shocked!
Dr.RN
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Old Codger / April 4, 2016
Dr. RN,
The prefab housing in Saudi Arabia is air-conditioned. (I was there myself ). They turned into ovens if the power failed. The insulation made it worse.I don’t think the local ones have a/c.
In our climate, we must have natural ventilation (such as clay tiles and large windows)) to keep the heat down.
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trunket / April 4, 2016
Space, with a 20 million population how would you develop it laterally with Half round spanish or mangalore tiles??
One way is to live like snakes underground California has developed it having copied it from middle east- 3 /4 floors Lanka water table??
Dr RN :” They use insulated sandwich panels and are climate friendly. “
I have been to the most expensive residential building in UAE in the 90’s and the day the lights went off it became an oven quickly so I just went down to the pool below.- they cant do without energy Lanka problem.
housing is mafia art- very dangerous so professionals away.
its important to see it as a total concept start with infrastructure and then the homes, work places. etc.
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Sinhala_Man / April 4, 2016
I was trying to apply common sense to a subject that I know nothing of.
I am glad that some discussion and THINKING has resulted.
I’m in the Uva Province. Please do what is best for the Northern Province.
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trunket / April 4, 2016
I am not from the north and as a kid I enjoyed the beautiful flowers of bandarawela we traveled a lot.I have seen self help homes etc through out this world and also mass produced.
Don’t go away just observe and i am not thomian to despise you
what is going on is not technical because its all there- corruption, and finally no homes but under trees.
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Sinhala_Man / April 6, 2016
Thanks, Trunket.
Those things are going better than I want to talk about now.
Please comment when I put another article on in about four days time.
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / April 4, 2016
Old Codger,
There are plenty of large Windows in these units. Further, they are better insulation than the concrete blocks used to build houses in Sri Lanka. I have also noticed that mud brick built houses are cooler than concrete block built houses. The houses with insulated panels should be yet better. Since the war ended the soldiers and officers stationed in the north and east are living in such housing imported from China. The do not have air conditioning. They only have fans. The new houses meant for the displaced are also equipped with fans. Further, we do not have temperatures here, as high as in Saudi Arabia.
Dr.RN
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SJ / April 4, 2016
Dr RN:
“I have also noticed that mud brick built houses are cooler than concrete block built houses. The houses with insulated panels should be yet better. Since the war ended the soldiers and officers stationed in the north and east are living in such housing imported from China.”
I know that thee are a lot of Chinese funded projects in the country.
But ‘housing imported from China’ is news.
Are the said houses “mud brick built” or “concrete block built”?
Can I have more information please.
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / April 4, 2016
SJ,
Insulated wall panels and roofing.
Dr.RN
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Zorro / April 4, 2016
Its worthless talking to a veterinary surgeon who wants to say this is the best etc when it comes to built environment.
RN: are you the director of building research? No/ Do you have a clue on metallurgy No.
Have you researched and manufactured medicine. No and my pharmacist knows medicine better than you though Bio medicine creates it.
Max you have done is as in All things bright and beautiful.
Your problem is Wiggie and your politics in your last days. you have not said IPKF and India get out- why not.
Have you built your own home with your bare hands??
Can you pick up a nail that has fallen with one finger??
you don’t have shame??
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Kumar R. / April 4, 2016
Zero,
It is not unusual for the Rajasinghams to publicly offer such half-baked ideas, all the while claiming monopoly on ground realities.
That was the case when:
Rajsingahmas so pompously supported MR as the Diaspora sought war-crime investigations;
That is precisely how the Rajasingham’s advocated that the Diaspora should cease remittances to family and friends and instead divert donations directly to MR and Gota to solve Tamil youth unemployment;
It is with such god-given talent that the Veterinarian knew how the oil-spill issue affecting well water in the North could be solved by channeling river water from the South to the tank in their own property so as to grow cactus and dates for export markets – Go figure that one out!
And it is with this claim of monopoly on ground realities that Rajasingam’s were singularly blessed with the “god’s” voice via just five tuk-tuk drivers in Colombo who “may have come from rural families”
Rajasingham’s are the ultimate experts in Sri Lanka politics
They know better than even the CM on how to run Northern province
Had served as self-proclaimed economic advisors to MR and Gota to make Sri Lanka the next China
Uncontested champion sociologists who have the panacea for the nasty centuries old cast system in the North – I am sure they are masters on the uda-rata/patha-rata issues as well, but are presently too busy on the North issue, and once they get that done successfully, I am sure they are eager to head up South to help out the Southern brethren equally well if not more!
Did I miss any of the other single-handed expertise that they have drum-beated about in these columns?
Go figure!
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Zorro / April 5, 2016
Kumar R.,
His prefix and a couple of others: Dr means Dumped Rats.
They have no testicles the nutcracker has taken over,
They think they are the only folk on this forum with professional qualifications while i am sure many have it.
There are several with minimum triple barrel suffixes but don’t write it especially on blogs like these.
What is even worse is he is a pious troll 366 days of year and says I am vellala. But he is laundering dirty linen like dobi.(breed is showing)
Went to Canada on a study (paid by government or Canada) then went and practiced at Saudi treating belching farting camels.
Its shameful to all the genial people who are qualified. If he was part of any association he would have been asked to leave.
He does not know professional etiquette. when you are practicing as a professional consultant you print just enough of your qualifications on letter heads and visiting cards but now he is not.Even now if he submits an article on Ebola which originates by eating monkey its acceptable because it helps But now he is hoodwinking and misleading others.
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SJ / April 5, 2016
Thank you.
There is difference between housing material and housing, I imagine.
A civil engineer could best clarify.
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Zorro / April 5, 2016
A fan installed means design failure and is same as one way traffic.
A Jaffna home generally had a central courtyard and a veranda in front – no fans.
Lanka has irregular electricity supply and rising cost for same.
How do you achieve this when money is tight?
Align the house in the direction of the wind (bearing in mind the seasons) to achieve it and add a few pergolas to make it pleasant.
From what I have seen elsewhere it has been achieved by aligning the homes at 60/30 degrees and staggered rows for middle income apartments.
New materials alone don’t offer this but just reduce the cost.
You have to plan fully before you leap because the final cost will be the same as prevailing cost/square ft rate.
Prefab means heavy equipment movement etc,
This is from what i have seen and touched.
Insulation as advertised in the market is usually lab tested but does not necessarily work the same universally but set conditions.
House is the simplest thing and very personal.
good luck to you.
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Zorro / April 7, 2016
SJ,;)
Can you think openly- open your mind, Go to your refrigerator.
You see the door – its a sandwich, now think how you would live inside- cut open window and when you open the window there is a play of hot and cold air.
It is more than civil engineer.
Have you seen nuclear medicine at play? like pin hole surgery??
90% of surgeons work is cut short by industrial engineers.
If not the surgeon has to go to the butchers and get knives.
The Japanese use 42 different knives to cut their fish. Like when you cut meat along the lines.
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SJ / April 7, 2016
Zorro the wise, correct me if I am wrong:
I imagine that a house is slightly different from a fridge.
My reference to a civil engineer (I beg your pardon if it had upset you) was in the context of Dr RN’s comment on ‘housing imported from China’. I sought clarification on whether it was housing or housing material, and Dr RN has clarified.
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Zorro / April 7, 2016
“I imagine that a house is slightly different from a fridge.”
I was never spoon fed to education so I innovate. i don’t let sentiments of any nature shroud my thinking, old man senior superior etc.
Its the concept it is the closest that i refer to a toiling layman- an environmental filter that provides a comfortable or suitable climate (that is the physical and tech side of it only)That is how major construction sites in the world have office space.
An Israeli John Upton(Sydney opera house) was the 1st making middle income housing using this concept in the desert.
USA – density 50 persons per sq. See Trailer/container housing look it up.
What isn’t sandwiched – plywood corporation gave lankans the first sandwiched doors when it came into existence over 50 years ago.
insulated is a vague term because the first thing that comes to mind is electricity this is more than electrical, weather, winds,internal ambiance etc.
I have no more time for you now.
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SJ / April 7, 2016
Z
You know to digress, don’t you?
Thanks for sparing your breath.
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Zorro / April 8, 2016
SJ
Housing from india or china have no patent right.
this man A/M has.
so why are the 2 of you trying to split the atom.
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SJ / April 8, 2016
Z the wise, I thought you had no time for me.
Thank you for your mercy in educating me on patent rights. I would otherwise have never known.
By the way, RN answered me and the matter was resolved much before you jumped in.
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Anpu / April 4, 2016
Dr RN,
“These are not jerry-built houses. They are factory built prefabricated houses that are assembled on site. They use insulated sandwich panels and are climate friendly. With my experience in Saudi Arabia, I can venture to say that they are very durable and climate friendly. Further, it has been said that they come with a thirty year warranty.”
Why cant the stupid minister publish the details?
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / April 4, 2016
Anpu,
The details were published and I had given the link in CT. Apparently , you have missed it. Please look for the Sunday Times report in Google.
Dr.RN
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Pacs / April 4, 2016
In the form of 65,000 houses the money for maintaining and developing SL armed forces is channeled.
by the way kick up get various aberrant pathways.
Metal framework will kill some more Tamils by electrical accidents.
Heat and stuffiness will bring in discomfort and diseases.
The present houses have no proper design for the children to sit peacefully and study.
No proper drainage system water accumulation will cause unhygienic disease spreading environment. breach in the seal will breed the mosquito and flies
sealed toilets will drain into the well water.
The ask for the land for house building. where will the go. Land issue is the utmost issue for the Tamils and Sinhalese as well. It will lac streets and transport, school, workplaces and other services.
destroy the trees and environment.
Sand and stone business will thrive and environment disaster will lead.
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Vibhushana / April 4, 2016
Wiggy strangely complained before when French built houses offered gas stoves. I think the guy wants these people cook using firewood.
I think there is some kind of caste thing going on. Wiggy do not want other caste fellows to get better housing.
His grand uncle Rmanathan went to England to oppose other castes from getting a franchise too. It seems to run in the family.
Being a Shudra untouchable caste himself Wiggy should know he is not that higher up in the caste ladder either.
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Stungun / April 4, 2016
You cant think because you are a bigot.
He has judged even in burns cases.
French think of barbecue style which is not meant for north with chameleons ready to destroy the people one way or other from the word go.
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Lalith / April 4, 2016
This houses paid by grants from French and Belgium govt (could be soft loan). Also people have opportunity to extend them with traditional build if they wish. I don’t understand mindset of Lankan people. This houses are 1000 times better than small huts some of the people currently live in.
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Plato. / April 4, 2016
There is an error in this report leading to confusion of the readers.
The unit price is Rs.2.1 Million and not Rs.21 Million!
With Rs.21M Sumane could buy a 1500sq.ft apartment in Colpetty-Colombo-3!
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K A Sumanasekera / April 4, 2016
Plato,
Thanks mate..Please tell me where those 15 square Apts are in Colombo 3 .
I want to get one and sell the pad in WG.
Two reasons, One after Batalanda dismissing that 12 kg go C4 as left overs from Pirahaparan ,
And two after reading that the applications for Eelaam houses have been over subscribed by three times.
That is a good indicator for a Housing Boom soon with the Diaspora moving in with the duals.
Cheers.
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sekara / April 4, 2016
“Wigneswaran expressed his frustration for being completely kept in the lurch and for the government’s failure to discuss matters pertaining to the construction of the houses.”
“…they could build two to three houses. “Instead of 65,000, we can make 130,000 houses”.
The Chief Minister NPC has two serious objections. The fist on “being kept in the dark”. The NPC keeps the people of the North in the dark about many mattes including oil contamination of well water in Chunnakam, besides other dubious happenings in the NPC.
The second is more valid. But the core issue is whether the people concerned have a say in the type of housing that they need. Neither government nor the lending agency dictating terms about the kind of housing to be provided nor the NPC nor the Chief Minister care two hoots for what the victims of war need.
By the way, is the dispute really about the cut that various people hope to receive?
Incidentally, the main beneficiary at present is to be the Indian steel mogul Mittal with bases in France, UK and elsewhere.
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Zorro / April 4, 2016
“65,000 houses to ArcelorMittal – an international company run by Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal,”
Mittal is now director of Goldman Sac’s who created PIGS.
With French hand like EDF the price will go up 5 times when complete.
TATA steel and Mittal Steel are sinking so he has diversified because his billions are being wiped out- Tony Blair & he is mafia art
The whole thing stinks of Poo.
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Zorro / April 4, 2016
““The dominating, domineering and hegemonic attitude on the part of the government is irking us. It is not to our benefit… It may have some benefits for the government because the government may be making use of our trials and tribulations, all the problems that we have undergone; all the suffering that we have undergone, the poverty that we are undergoing, they may be making use of us to get benefits from abroad. To what extent it is our beneficial to us in the long run is to be seen,” “
Tamils issue is used like organised beggary by sinhala buddhist- Fagin the Jew.
Goldman Sac’s director Mittal seals it truly.
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Pacs / April 4, 2016
In N-E the salty weather will not allow the metal houses last long. and in 10 yrs time metal waste will be a problem and hazard. the fridges with metal case do not last longer in this areas.
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Steel Merchant / April 4, 2016
You do realise the frame of a house isn’t exposed and there are ways of treating the material to withstand corrosion don’t you?
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Native Vedda / April 5, 2016
Steel Merchant
Tata steel UK is going for cheap.
Would you consider buying it for the sake of Queen and country?
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Siva Sankaran Sarma- 3 / April 6, 2016
Iron pillar is the oldest but there is no sea. marble of taj is flaking.
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Old Codger / April 4, 2016
Pacs,
I beg to differ . All those kerosene- driven old Austins seem to have lasted long enough.
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Jai_Bolo / April 6, 2016
Old Codger ,
Why is it that homes closer to the beach at wella kollupitiya etc much cheaper than top of the road??
A40 Somerset was their second wife so they maintained her against all odds.
I dislike people who tell excuse the mess It’s the kids- they are humbugs because it always was untidy.It happens with whites too.
I know a man or woman from his kitchen or toilet.
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jim softy / April 4, 2016
Concrete houses to assemble Rs 21 million means Sri lankan govt contract style.
I think, half money from each house will be transferred to an account of a Indian Politician. It will be a political donation. So that Indian FCID can not prosecute him.
IT will be all legal, it will be immoral, unethical and Indian FCID is also politicians. So, they don’t prosecute other politicians.
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jim softy / April 4, 2016
Tamil style is complain as much as they can , use the system to get as much as they can. Then go to west, become coolies and work for a separate state in Sri lanka.
If their Tamilnadu system is working for Tamils, they would go back their. But, even the LTTE tamils who lived their are coming back leaving the mother land to this hostile land called so-called homeland.
This cheap ministers’ job is complain to the govt.
India is giving them 65000. Now, they bash Sri lankan govt for that.
Greedy, dishonest and selfish tamils.
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SJ / April 4, 2016
“Greedy, dishonest and selfish tamils.”
JS dear, do not give Tamils so much credit.
Their Sinhalese counterparts can match them any time, anywhere.
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justice / April 4, 2016
In Sri Lanka, houses are/were kept cool by allowing warm air inside to flow out through the roof – this happens in houses having thatched roofs of woven coconut leaves, as this is porous.
Most of low income citizens lived in thatched roofed houses, and some still do.
Later came tiled roofs – curved and flat tiles locally manufactured – without ceilings which too allowed escape of warm air, and hence the interiors were cool.
Later came roofs of asbestos which kept all warm air inside, and the only source of cool air were windows, but this was not very effective & as a result, asbestos roofed houses were warm, even hot, in the dry season.
There were a few with ‘raised roof ventilation’ – the top middle part of the roof was higher than the rest, allowing escape of warm air. These houses were cool.
It is not clear whether the houses planned by the government were planned with adequate circulation of air – by the contractor given the job.
How was ArcelorMittal chosen – were there international advertisements for tenders?
Were plans submitted, by firms, examined by Lankan Construction Engineers?
As the Chief Minister says, the cost of the planned houses is prohibitive.
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Lanka Watch / April 4, 2016
The question is, were the people who are supposed to live in these houses for the rest of their life time and the NP council experts on housing consulted as to what form of houses will suit them, specially in humid N/E. In my opinion, tiled houses would suit the climatic conditions but it is not for us to tell the authorities and they should get it from the horse’s mouth by consulting the elders of the
area. It looks like Mr. Laksmi Mittal, based in UK and a businessman dealing in steel, internationally is for the 1st time entering construction business and wants to try out new building material by adopting a trial and error method at the expense of N/E people.
Tamils will be failing in their duty if they fail to thank the Indian
Govt. for their kind gesture in providing 65000 houses free of charge
but India should ensure that people who occupy the houses, live inside the house and not live outside the house.
People slam Mr. Wigneswaran saying he is the only CM, who challenges Govt actions but people should understand that it is only N/E provinces
are underdeveloped and more talking with the govt. is required.
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justice / April 4, 2016
Lanka Watch,
Mr.W is the only CM who has the guts to tell the truth – all other CMs are political lackeys.
So too, are all governors.
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donald / April 5, 2016
and you too voted for MR2- Life must be very rosy sweetly for…
All you Commies can only leech onto democracy to survive.
Donald Trump is the best.
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Plato. / April 4, 2016
Sumane.
I have just worked it out again.
The going rate is about Rs.14,000/sq.ft.-COL:04-Seaside.
Col:03 could be Rs;16,000/sq.ft.
Prices as at 2015!
Just have a look at the S
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Plato. / April 4, 2016
Sumane.
I have just worked it out again.
The going rate is about Rs.14,000/sq.ft.-COL:04-Seaside.
Col:03 could be Rs;16,000/sq.ft.
Prices as at 2015!
Just have a look at the Sunday Times-Hit Ad. Perhaps you would be reluctant.This is published by your Yours Truly Batalanda Ranils uncle.
Cheers.
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K A Sumnasekera / April 5, 2016
Plato,
I am glad you are into Colombo Real Estate.
It works out to USD 100’000 for a10 Square in Colombo 4 and USD 110’000 for the same in Colombo 3.
With Balanada Ranil,s mate the Singaporean increasing the LKR to astronomical highs in just 15 months of Yahapalana Economics, these pads look cheap entry points for the reformed LTTE who are now with the UNP London.
I just had a look at the Leaning Towers in Slave Islands.
The starting price there is USD 200000 plus.
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Former IDP / April 4, 2016
According to some experts, electromagnetic fields that are emitted from electromagnetic appliances like TV and cell phones in a house made with metallic walls and roofs would be trapped inside the house.
These people have already suffered a lot from war. Now they will be placed inside a hot oven bombarded with invisible electromagnetic radiations. To avoid that long term health issues they can keep open the windows and doors in days and nights. Don’t worry, they will be provided with colourful furniture and WiFi access to surf the net!
Go green people!
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/pdf/shapingbuildings1.pdf
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Dragos / April 5, 2016
There is nothing about your culture.
Have you lived in a nude colony??
Is your woman safe or don’t mind being raped over again??
Does your woman and you swim nude in the sea or keerimalai??
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SJ / April 5, 2016
THIS IS SICK
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Dragos / April 6, 2016
Because ?? SJ you jumped the gun.
“”To avoid that long term health issues they can keep open the windows and doors in days and nights””
Are you from Andaman is my question to him. NV would not mind and i would not ask him.
I never felt shy to be in the nude where others are nude too.
you and idp are more conservative than sinhala So my question.
don’t be touchy about nothing but about something.
We do it right here at london pools. the chinese swim in the nude in the rivers when it is below zero.
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Native Vedda / April 6, 2016
Dragos
“There is nothing about your culture.”
You may be right.
You must have stolen everything that is his/her culture.
Now tell us about your culture. Sunday Sil Monday Kill, or is it Kill the Veddah, Rob the Buddha and Blame the Sudda?
Send women folks to Medieval Middle Kingdoms, then drink well, eat well rape under-age daughters, sleep well and blame the wife.
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SJ / April 6, 2016
THIS TOO
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Dragos / April 6, 2016
SJ:
How about return of Grease Yakka?? You never know thieves drugs Kallu kadde guys.
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Dragos / April 6, 2016
Don’t you both sit on your head please.
I am addressing his link only.
when he says we can have both windows and doors open 24 hrs.
Here when I go to a pool and then shower in public we are all in the nude male female.
You are used to forcing young men to marry because he was on the lower birth of the same yal devi.
So it is a question and you are wrong- you send your women to ME for what??
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Native Vedda / April 6, 2016
Dragos
Say hello to Javi.
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Dragos / April 6, 2016
“”Send women folks to Medieval Middle Kingdoms, then drink well, eat well rape under-age daughters, sleep well and blame the wife “”
I am sufficient as I am.
We have laws for age of consent and security and don’t sleep with doors/windows open because insurance would not cover.
21st centenary underwear origin Italian yet the best are the French. Asians did not conceive that due to being shy and consecutive.
Western medicine is used by all and now it is going robotics complete because not back to back.
“You must have stolen everything that is his/her culture.”
No he and you admire my culture silently because yours totally strict, thereby you are way behind development.;)
When you plan you have to be honest and if you cheat you pay for it someday.
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SJ / April 6, 2016
If you want to personally abuse someone, there are better ways.
But what is exchanged here is abusive language insulting all and sundry.
I am truly sorry if I have expected too much from you.
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Dragos / April 7, 2016
SJ
You and your type have gone off the top and spew nonsense!!!
Don’t be sorry for me or expect anything because I never asked you as i am no parasite.
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Dragos / April 6, 2016
N>V.
I don’t like being too involved in this.its mafia art world wide- vote!
However a Home/building should be An environmental filter in the physical, social and cultural aesthetic sense- period.
now let them contemplate on that and it would blossom into any flower you can dream of.
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Former IDP / April 6, 2016
Were you drunk bro? That was sarcasm. Let me spell it out for you to understand it. What I was saying was in order to live in this metallic cage and to minimize long term health issues related to heat and radiation, people have to keep their doors and windows open all the time. Obliviously they cannot do that so living in a metallic cage is not a good idea. Get it now?
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Dragos / April 6, 2016
Former IDP ,
So you are a rep for IDP with many other complication than house-
“Were you drunk bro? That was sarcasm.”
you cheesed because I drink lots of mineral water (french volvic) No tea, no booze, no spliff.no toddy, No kassipu.
If only you could think like a child and vertically then you can come up with idea.
Remember beggars cannot choose and that is no sarcasm but I am choosy so I take nothing for free.
Most of the stuff you say is appreciated then …I skimmed through the web page given by you, which was definitely by architects doing research. Nothing about south india where the climate is the same and the culture almost close (but changed because of influences from invasions)
There is enough of low cost housing worldwide even south india carried out by `white`Gandhian followers, Indian architect Charles Corea….
There is a city and a beautiful city at pondycherry and they are self made by white communities who reside there.The homes are out of this world. (Backpacking with friend on solar systems research My friend an I lived in a 350 sq birds cage built by mexican marine biologist for 4 weeks and our rent was to water 250 plants 2 times a week and meals at the community center). But they are a different class of people from `white nomads` who don’t fight like you.)
The ice breakers are all single units and that is where it has ended.
Construction sites use readily made offices from shipping containers- have you peeped into one?? No. They use fans or window style air conditioning.
The steel frames dont make it hot but steel panels do.
Housing for the poor is mafia art and disgusting
Building is an environmental filter that offers a suitable or comfortable climate…
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Dragos / April 6, 2016
Former IDP, (are you really??)
“There is nothing about your culture.”
“” Go green people! http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/pdf/shapingbuildings1.pdf””
My response to you is me lamenting and questioning about you and your family security.
Green was unfortunately politicised in Europe and most folk who started it feel sad.
No one can tell you how to live because it’s personal. I am not asking you to live as clean as the Japanese (detailers) because it is hard but that is a bench mark I try to achieve without a Japanese wife. There is nothing Buddha but there is Zen.
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Pygmalion / April 4, 2016
I had posted earlier on these columns the Housing Programme that was implemented by Govt:since 1979-Premadasa era.
The debate should centre around whether these 65,000 houses should be on the basis of a]Donor Driven or b] Home-owner Driven.
The Tsunami Houses had a mix of both.
I would suggest that demonstration projects be undertaken 5 houses of the [a] type and 5 houses of the[b] type and leave it to the beneficiaries to decide.
It would be of-course cheaper on the [b]type;But it can take several months,and the houses will be only perhaps habitable but not fully completed.
Given the context of the ground situation in Jaffna to me I SEE THE [A] TYPE as the most appropriate.
Perhaps those who take the final decision may well not look at the gift horse in the mouth!
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Park / April 5, 2016
“Thankless” CM Justice Wigneswaran has conveniently forgotten that it was his God Fathers the Tigers who brought the suffering and tribulations to the Tamils in the North and the East. Its not the Yahapalana Government. Since Maithri-Ranil Government tookover, step by step there has been benefits given to the Tamils in the NOrth and the East. This Thankless Wigneswaran is not recognizing it because he is sucking up to the Tiger remnants and to Vasudeva Nanayakkara – Wigna’s daughter’s father in law who is trying to bring Mahinda back. May be Mahinda has paid him!
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jim softy / April 5, 2016
A Provincial govt can not solve Tamil problems. Only a separate State for Tamils will work.
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