When I worked Batticaloa I prepared a report on abandoned buildings which built for various common purpose but those were not utilized for any purposes.

1. Investigation report on
construction of Buildings in
the Batticaloa District-2013

2. Contents
1. General Observation
2. Details of the abandons &
Incomplete buildings

3. General Observation
• There are 24 buildings have abandoned.
• 02 multipurpose building badly damaged.
• 06 Rural Development Society badly
damaged.
• 07 Small Industry badly damaged.
• 90% of the building use for illegal activities
and fostering the advertisements.
• There is no proper ownership & maintenance
of the buildings .
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5. • DS Division :Manmunai West
• GN Division: Pavatkodicherai
• Date of Field Visit: 07.03.2013
• Name of the building visited: Small coir industry
• Responsible Organization: NEIAP-ΙΙ
• Total Allocation: Rs.967581.60
• Progress of the Buildings: Completed & abandoned
• Observation: The GN Mr.G.Ratnathuraisaid that the building was used until 2011.
Now it is not used. A few people in the area said that small coir industry has not
been started yet in this building. Tools for small coir industry are available in the
center. This building has not been in use for a long time and it is used by some
societies for conducting meetings, etc. whenever necessary.Only a few people
lived in this area. We observed that most parts of the building showed damages
and it has not been used for a long time.

6. • DS Division: Manmunai West
• GN Division: Karaveddy
• Date of Field Visit:07.03.2013
• Name of the building visited: Karaveddy Vinayarkar, WRDS
• Responsible Organization: Rural Development Society
• Progress of the Buildings: Completed & abandoned
• Observation: The GN Mr.V.Linganathan said that the building was used
before2010 but it is not used now. The building was damaged due to
floods. We observed that most parts of the building showed damages
and it has not been used for a long time.

7. • DS Division : Manmunai West
• GN Division : Mahilavedduvan
• Date of Field Visit :07.03.2013
• Name of the building visited: Multipurpose Building
• Responsible Organization: NEIAP
• Progress of the Buildings: Completed & abandoned
• Observation: The GN Mr.P.Kamalanthan and a few people in the area
said that the building was used as the army camp till 2009. The building
is damaged and therefore it is not used now. When we observedthat
most parts of the building showed damages and it has not been used for
a long time.

8. • DS Division: Manmunai West
• GN Division: Kothiyapulai
• Date of Field Visit:02.04.2013
• Name of the building visited:GS Quarters
• Progress of the Buildings: Completed & abandoned
• Observation: The GN Mr.K.Varatharaja said that the building has not
been used for three years. The building is damaged. We observed the
damages in most parts of the building. The building has not been used
for long time.

9. • DS Division: Manmunai West
• GN Division: Kothiyapulai
• Date of Field Visit:02.04.2013
• Name of the building visited: Rural Development Society
• Responsible Organization: NEIAP
• Progress of the Buildings: Completed & abandoned
• Observation: The GN Mr.K.Varatharaja said that the building has
not been used for ten years. The building is damaged. We
observed the damages in most parts of the building. The building
has not been used for long time.

10. • DS Division: Manmunai West
• GN Division: Kothiyapulai
• Date of Field Visit:02.04.2013
• Name of the building visited: Multipurpose building
• Responsible Organization: NECCDEP
• Progress of the Buildings: Completed & abandoned
• Observation: A few people in the area said that the buildings
were constructed before five years. The building has not been
used for several years. The building has not been used for long
time.

11. • DS Division: Manmunai West
• GN Division: Karayakkantheivu
• Date of Field Visit:02.04.2013
• Name of the building visited: Fishermen Building
• Progress of the Buildings: Completed & abandoned
• Observation: The GN Mr.K.Jeevarajah said that the building has
not been used for ten years. The building is damaged. We
observed the damages in most parts of the building. The building
has not been used for long time.

12. • Ayithiyamalai South-Rice Mill

14. • DS Division : Manmunai South West
• GN Division : Kokkaddicholai
• Field Visiting Date: 28.02.2013
• Name of the building: GS Office
• Progress of the Buildings: Fully damaged and abandoned this building
• Observations : As GS stated this was used for the Press with all facilities
by LTTE and TMVP then after they left it abandoned.

15. • DS Division : Manmunai South West
• GN Division : Kokkaddicholai
• Field Visiting Date : 28.02.2013
• Name of the building : Milk Collecting Centre
• Responsible Organization : RDS
• Progress of the Buildings : Completed & handover not
functioned
• Observations : This is fully abandoned in this
GN,GN said that” the building used only few years for the small industry
producing center, now which is used for cattle rearing by some people”

16. • DS Division : Manmunai South West
• GN Division : Kokkaddicholai
• Field Visiting Date : 28.02.2013
• Name of the building : Industrial Producing Centre
• Responsible Organization : RDS
• Progress of the Buildings : Completed & handover not
functioned
• Observations : This is built by NECCDEP and
handover to the RDS society for milk processing center as a small
industries based on their available resource. But It abandoned since
2011.

17. • DS Division : Manmunai South West
• GN Division : Kokkaddicholai
• Field Visiting Date : 28.02.2013
• Name of the building : Rice mill
• Responsible Organization : RDS
• Progress of the Buildings : Completed & handover not
functioned
• Observations : The Rice Mill project
implemented by EHED with funding source OCRS 2010. It abandoned
last year, and GN said “stolen the tools and things by the public”

18. • DS Division : Manmunai South West
• GN Division : Kokkaddicholai
• Field Visiting Date : 28.02.2013
• Name of the building : Multi- Production Unit
• Responsible Organization : RDS
• Progress of the Buildings : Completed & handover not
functioned
• Observations : The Multi- Production Unit has implemented
by MAFDO under UNDP livelihood Development Programme in 2010. But it
is not in use for one year.

19. • DS Division : Manmunai South West
• GN Division :Kokkaddicholai
• Field Visiting Date : 28.02.2013
• Name of the building :Multi- Production Unit
• Responsible Organization : RDS
• Progress of the Buildings :Completed & handover not
functioned
• Observations :The Multi- Purpose building is not in used.
Earlier it used by Army people

20. • DS Division: Manmunai South West
• GN Division: Pandariyavely
• Date of Field Visit: 12.03.2013
• Name of the building visited: RDS Building
• Progress of the Completed & abandoned
• Observation:The GN Mr.S.Jeevithan said that the building was used
before fifteen years. Since then it has not been used. The building is
damaged, the roof is also damaged and leaking. We observed the damages
in most parts of the building. The building has not been used for long time.

21. • DS Division: Manmunai South West
• GN Division: Kadukkamunai
• Date of Field Visit: 12.03.2013
• Name of the building visited: RDS Building
• Progress of the Buildings: Completed & abandoned
• Observation:The GN Mr.S.Jeevithan said that the building has not
been used for several years. The building is damaged, the roof is also
damaged and leaking. We observed the damages in most parts of the
building. The building has not been used for long time.

23. • DS Division:PorativuPattu (Vellavely)
• GN Division:Mandur South
• Date of field visit: 22.02.2013
• Name of the buildingvisited:Dispensary
• Responsible Organization: World Vision
• Progress of the Buildings:Completed & hand over yet not in use
• Observation: As we discussed the person who works in the dispensary and
GN, they said that their dispensary going to replace to the new place. So that
what they are not use this whole building. It has not used since the conflict
started in this areas.

24. • DS Division:PorativuPattu (Vellavely)
• GN Division:Palaiyadivaddai
• Date of field visit:22.02.2013
• Name of the buildingvisited:Public Market
• Responsible Organization:NECCDEP
• Progress of the Buildings:Completed & hand over yet not in use
• Observation:The building completed in 2009 and handed over to
the RDS in Palayadivaddai. It has not been using since the last
December 2012 because the reasons are lack of business people
and the lack of consumer used this market. As the GN Mr.P.Arulraj
said that there are some preliminary arrangement have taken to
restart the market. When we observed it, most of the building has
damaged and whichis not in use this for long time.

25. • DS Division:PorativuPattu (Vellavely)
• GN Division:Vivekanandapuram
• Date of field visit: 22.02.2013
• Name of the building visited:DS Quarters
• Responsible Organization:
• Total Allocation: Rs. 7 Millions
• Progress of the Buildings:Completed & hand over yet not in use
• Observation: As we observed and interviewed, this building is not in use
since long time and it is now using by some young people in the night and
day times. Still the electricity in meter reading box indexed only 00406
units. As GN.Mr.N.Rakulan said DS visit only few times there. Most of the
parts in building have been damaged.

26. • DS Division: PorativuPattu (Vellavely)
• GN Division: Kovilporativu
• Date of field visit:22.02.2013
• Name of the building visited: Milk based value added production center.
• Responsible Organization:UNDP
• Total Allocation: Rs. 2,998,361.70
• Progress of the Buildings:Completed & hand over yet not in use
• Observation:UNDP handed over this building to the Women Economic
Development Society in 2010 to operate and produce the milk production
with the registered name of Suwai Milk Products & Short Eats Production
with the value addition. As one of person said, “it has been running well,
then suddenly closed by the society” and also GN Mr.J.Muththulingam said
the reason for that are lack of marketing and lack of attendance of labour to
this place.

27. • DS Division:PorativuPattu
• GN Division:Kovilporativu South
• Date of field visit:22.02.2013
• Name of the building visited: Rural Development Society Building
• Responsible Organization:Pradesa Saba
• Progress of the Buildings:Completed & hand over yet not in use
• Observation:As we observedsince long time it has been not used for the
public purpose. It has sufficient space, but it has abundant.

28. • DS Division: PorativuPattu
• GN Division: Pilalivempu
• Date of field visit: 26.02.2013
• Name of the building visited: Rural Development Society
• Progress of the Buildings: Completed & hand over yet not in use
• Observation: There is no any responsible bodies after took over
the building by the RDS, It has been abandoned.

29. • DS Division: PorativuPattu
• GN Division: Punnakulam 108B
• Date of field visit:22 &26.02.2013
• Name of the building visited: Integrated Emergency
Community Based Child Protection Programme
• Responsible Organization: Save the Children
• Progress of the Buildings: Completed & hand over yet not in use
• Observation: There are so many same kind of buildings are
abandoned in the PorativuPattu which has been implemented by
the Save the Children & funded to this project by USAID agency.
Most of the buildings are not in use and some of that have been
using for another purpose like (GN Offices). These are not properly
maintaining and no one response to the things provided to the
children for play.
• In addition, People complained about these building which has a lot
of things provided but these has taken by the people who took over
to run this buildings.

30. Punnaikkuda 108B Farm Village Thumpankeny
Kalumunthanvely GN Palukamam 01

31. • DS Division: PorativuPattu
• GN Division: Thumpankeny
• Date of field visit:26.02.2013
• Name of the building visited:Samurthi 3060 Village infrastructure
development work.
• Responsible Organization:Samurthi
• Total Allocation: 500,000.00
• Progress of the Buildings:Completed & hand over yet not in use
• Observation: It completed on 25.11.2008 but it is not in a use. There were
lack of public come to this market

32. • DS Division: PorativuPattu
• GN Division:Porathivu
• Date of field visit: 26.02.2013
• Name of the building visited:Co-op building
• Responsible Organization:RDS
• Progress of the Buildings:Completed & hand over yet not in use
• Observation: It is not in use, it has abundant and during the raining
season it totally flooded, the people complained this building was not
properly planned.

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