A Study on Infrastructure Development in the Muthur Divisional Secretariat Division Trincomalee

Abstract

The main objective of the study is to identify the infrastructure facilities brought down from outside and maintained and the ones locally available in selected areas in the Muthur Divisional Secretariat Division and to upgrade their living standards to the people in urban areas under long term plan. The factors which stimulate me to take this title as the people living in areas where the samples have been collected are lack of almost all basic infrastructure facilities in the millennium world where every thing has been computerized. It struck in my mind that a qualitative questionnaire only can bring the actual position of the infrastructure facilities available and accessible to the people in the area because these areas have been backward areas for a long period. The questionnaire has been designed with the motive of collecting the actual situation of the infrastructure facilities and their availability to all people living in these areas with the conceptualization framework based on the 5 dependent variables water, shelter, transport, electricity and telecommunication. Data collected by various methods viz. issuing printed questionnaires and interaction with the people of these areas, interviews with relevant authorities, independent observation etc. and the scope of the area selected and covered has been 15 Grama Niladhari Divisions in Muthur Divisional Secretariat Division. And various mode of analysis are able to perform to a fundamental using the packages of SPSS & EXCEL. Most of the people living in the areas use well water for drinking and domestic purposes and salt water for bathing, washing etc. Most of the houses are made out of clay and thatched with hadjans or corrugated tin sheets. Only a very few public/private transport services are available. Electricity supply is not available to many areas and many people do not use electricity due to high cost. Many people have mobile phones very recently introduced but land phone users are a very few. Maintenances of all these services are very poor. Other essential services such as Hospital, Market, Banks and Post Office are far away from these villages. Undoubtedly, Water and Shelter are very important for every human being other things such as transport, electricity and telecommunications come later. Most of the people are depending mostly on well water and have houses made of clay and thatched with hadjans or corrugated tin sheets. Most of the electricity users use the minimum for lighting purpose alone due to heavy electricity charges. Transport is very poor compared to other areas all sections of people are suffered as far as transported is concerned. Most of the younger generations are using cell phones as they are available abundantly and easily. Permanent and reliable lines telephone services are very poor and not gettable easily. Purification of water from water reservoirs and wells is very important to supply hygienically good drinking water to residents of these areas. Clay and Hadjan/Tin sheet houses should be converted into safety shelters made out of Cement Block and Asbestos or tile houses to safe the people from rainy season from leaks and washing away by rainwater. Transport facilities to be increased more omni buses should ply on the roads and inroads. Action should be taken to provide uninterrupted power supply to the existing consumers and places. Usage of wire phones should be increased as they are the permanent and reliable ones.