Leadership Vacuum among the Tamils in Lanka

Engr. Kanthar Balanathan

 

Let us Tamils go back to the 40s. In 1833 the British Government merged the three kingdoms as one country called Ceylon. No one opposed. In 1929 SWRD Bandaranaike suggested a federal form of government to which the Tamils opposed. None of our then politicians called for any disagreement or resistance. In 1947 SJV Chelvanayagam was elected and was sitting in the State Council representing the Tamils. He did not raise any idea of the Federal State government in SL. However, after independence, he was elected to the SL parliament. He formed the Federal Party and commenced the ethnic issues and division among the Sri Lankan races. Amirthalingam had a stone head with no brain blindly supporting SJVC. Most of the FP members followed SJVC without analysing the pros and cons. Most Tamil Congress members were focused on development. However, after GGP, Tamil politics entered an economic catastrophe.

With Vellupillai Prabakaran’s entry into separatism, the country was flourished with turmoil, commotion and debt. Srimavo unlocked up her arms to China’s entry in the 70s. China knows how to fool politicians with collateral loans etc.

If we study the characteristics of Tamil politicians, the Tamils enter into politics with only one motive, which is to become rich.

With the birth of the Northern Provincial Council governance, Tamils had hope. However, the ministers who ran the ministries started their eagerness to practice their corrupt policies. The Chief Minister had to remove them from their portfolio.

The Environmental Minister allowed the hospitals and garbage disposal units to drop the waste at Kallundai. This was the state of affairs in the North from 2013 to the day the PC was abolished.

SINCE 1948 WE CAN SEE ONLY ONE GOOD HONEST POLITICIAN AMONG THE TAMILS WHICH IS JUSTICE CV VIGNESWARAN ONLY.

What CVV needs is to have an Economics expert and a Technological expert beside him for suggestions and advise.

In the forthcoming Provincial Council election in, maybe 2022, Tamils should nominate Justice CV Vigneswaran for the Chief Minister position. CVV shall have the specialists as his ministers within the portfolio. The Technological specialist could be an expert in technical, Agrarian, or Fishing areas and the second one could be an economic specialist.

There is no one else who can run the NPC with honesty, dedication other than justice CV Vigneswaran.

Tamils shall think whom they need to elect. Do they need corrupt practice, bribery and corruption OR honesty?

 

 

                                                                                       11^th October 2021

Eng. V. Premakumar

Provincial Director of Irrigation

A9 Road, Kaithady

Jaffna

 

Dear Mr Premakumar,

Araly North – Irrigation System-Operation and Maintenance

As a Sri Lankan, I am forced to write this letter to you regarding the shortfall, maybe that prevails in the Jaffna man’s cultural management capabilities. I have gone through the Araly North farmland (paddy field), resources and the channel design and its maintenance routine and the intrusion of power to build temples, which the Tamil man gives preference to Macroeconomics and microeconomics. This is the reason why the Jaffna economy is unable to prop up and every professional look to move to the South and then overseas.

I have written about water resources, the Thondaimannar catchment area and the possible expansion of the catchment. However, the politicians think they know better than Sri Lankan professionals and intrude into every project and want to politicise for their popularity. They are there to approve funds only, and as far as knowledge is concerned, they know nothing, which is my understanding. Nincompoops like Ananthi Sasitharan should not intervene in technical areas.

I am submitting a few items for your executive and governmental action. People do not expect you to do this, however, as a director, it is your duty to oversee that works are maintained properly.

Araly North Countryside Farmland

I give below an aerial view of the Araly North farmland. Within this view, you can see two temples being built. One has been renovated. The view on the right side is the temple owned by T. Nadesan who is under investigation for monetary fraud. This temple was built during Mahinda Rajapaksa's period when he was the president. Rest is self-explanatory. What type of nincompoop will build a temple in the middle of the paddy field?

Irrigation system and asset management

Functions of the Irrigation department as outlined in your web site are as follows:

·       Ensuring timely assistance of irrigation department staff in providing sustainable irrigation, drainage, Flood control and saltwater exclusion facilities.

·       Crop diversification to high income yielding intensive agriculture.

·       Adoption of new appropriate water-saving technology.

·       Increasing the rate of Groundwater recharge.

·       Regulating agriculture groundwater consumption.

·       Protecting groundwater resources from being exhausted or being polluted by seawater intrusion.

·       Improving mobility to facilitate recovery of underperforming schemes to their original designed performance level.

·       Improving the conditions of the existing Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control and Salt Water Exclusion Schemes to the originally designed performance level.

·       Promoting a Conducive Working Environment to facilitate recovery of underperforming schemes to their original designed performance level.

·       Facilitating easy accessibility to Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control and Salt Water Exclusion Schemes.

·       Developing water resources to be shared between the agriculture sector and other competitive sectors.

·       Reclaiming inundated low lying lands to be shared between the agriculture sector and other competitive sectors.

·       Protecting low lying lands from floods to be shared between agriculture sector and other competitive sectors.

·       Reclaiming saltwater intruded low lying lands to be shared between the agriculture sector and other competitive sectors.

·       Building implementing Capacity of Irrigation Department.

·       Vesting powers and responsibilities to beneficiaries (FO) for participatory management in Irrigation Schemes.

 

I am sure as a key department; you should have an asset management system and the associated asset register for the equipment in service. Channels designed and constructed with sluice gates should be maintained which should have an asset number for identification. I like to bring a channel in Araly North which has not been maintained. Weeds and shrubs are grown in the channel. Please view the photos below:

 

 

                                    Fig 1                                                                            Fig 2

The sluice gate or the culvert is not maintained properly as shrubs have grown. How does the Irrigation department intend to manage flood control and water distribution? The second culvert on the Araly North/South Road has a sluice gate which has never been maintained. During the winter season, the eastern side of the farmland (paddy field) gets flooded and most crops are damaged.

Does the NPC Irrigation department perform an honest distribution of water to the farmers?

 

 

                        Fig 3 Channel route                                           Fig 4 – Culvert and sluice gate

 

 

Thirukumaran Nadesan of Araly North

This gentleman is from Kulani, Araly North. He is a Hindu married to Mahinda Rajapaksa’s first cousin, daughter of George Rajapaksa. You can view his fraudulent activities in: https://www.dailymirror.lk/latest_news/ICIJ-releases-full-investigation-report-on-Nirupama-Rajapaksa/342-221816?fbclid=IwAR3iAo7E02z40EaNS1Vroc-DuD34e5I-Bb7hSLkuh_2HRmX8XhssDqlEx0I#.YVwKCm243Z8.whatsapp

It has been a qualitative and quantitative procedure for people in power and their associated kith and kin to become rich through fraudulent activities. He is a typical example. His father used to go by bus to work as a clerk in the 60s. During MR’s period, he built this temple and modified his house etc. However, he did minor infrastructural development work. What are his education and qualification?

 

 

                                                        Fig 6- Nadesan’s temple 

                   

Fig 5 Aerial view of the temple                                                   .

                                               

Fig 7- Nadesan’s temple

Shortfalls

No wonder Sambanthar and Mavai are shouting for missing persons, war crimes etc while their people are supposed to involve in financial criminal activities. Tamils take a boat go to Canada etc and shout for Tamil Eelam. They are incompetent to manage their activities. Ananthi Sasitharan is one fraudulent politician. Is your department working closely with the University?

Professor Dr (Eng) Sivakumar Subramaniam is an expert in water resources and management. May be your engineers should have close relationship with the University and research into water resources management. You may have programs of conference and seminars on water management in your department inviting lecturers and Professors from the University of Vavuniya.

SriLankan engineers misinterpreted the meaning of “Engineers”. Engineers are not expected to sit in an air-conditioned office with four or five telephone and get lacks of rupees as dowries. They have to visit sites and study.

What is the obligation of an engineer to the society?

Kind Regards

Engr. Kanthar Balanathan