{"id":12623,"date":"2026-08-14T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=12623"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:54:13","slug":"%e0%b6%af%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%a7%e0%b7%8a%e0%b7%80%e0%b7%8f-%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%94%e0%b7%85%e0%b7%92-%e0%b6%9a%e0%b7%94%e0%b6%ab%e0%b7%8f%e0%b6%a7%e0%b7%94%e0%b7%80%e0%b7%99%e0%b6%b1%e0%b7%8a-%e0%b6%b4-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=12623","title":{"rendered":"19 Fishing Boats Presented to Trincomalee Fishermen Affected by Cyclone Ditwah"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12623\" class=\"elementor elementor-12623\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc769bd e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-dc769bd-8d5bbf2 \" data-id=\"dc769bd\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"dc769bd\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917d5c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"917d5c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fe6e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9fe6e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">14 August 2026<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4442e8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4442e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">19 Fishing Boats Presented to Trincomalee Fishermen Affected by Cyclone Ditwah<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-872693e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"872693e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/c5600383-dbae-4c29-ac09-0dda3879ec7d-1024x873.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/c5600383-dbae-4c29-ac09-0dda3879ec7d-1024x873.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/c5600383-dbae-4c29-ac09-0dda3879ec7d-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/c5600383-dbae-4c29-ac09-0dda3879ec7d-768x655.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/c5600383-dbae-4c29-ac09-0dda3879ec7d.jpg 1169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d5c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2d5c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the aim of rebuilding the livelihoods of fishermen in the Trincomalee District who were affected by Cyclone Ditwah that occurred last year, a ceremony to provide 19 fishing boats under a financial allocation of Rs. 13.5 million was held yesterday (13) at the Trincomalee District Secretariat.<\/p><p>The event, organized by Trincomalee District Secretary W.G.M. Hemantha Kumara, was attended by Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ramalingam Chandrasekar, and presented the fishing boats to the affected fishermen.<\/p><p>This initiative has been implemented as a measure to provide the necessary assistance to fishermen who lost their fishing boats and equipment due to Cyclone Ditwah and faced severe difficulties in terms of their livelihoods. Through this, affected fishermen have been given the opportunity to resume their fishing activities and strengthen their livelihoods.<\/p><p>Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra, Trincomalee District Member of Parliament Roshan Akmeemana, Secretary to the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Dr. B.K. Kolitha Kamal Jinadasa, and Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Susanta Kahawatta also participated in the event and presented boats to the beneficiaries.<\/p><p>Furthermore, fishery harbour officials of the Trincomalee District, representatives of district fisheries societies, government officials, and a large number of members of the fishing community also participated in the event.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402fd5f gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"402fd5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12623 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?m=20260929\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 29, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"13631\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"13631\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=13631&amp;lang=ta\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bc7\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb0\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0baf 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