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Chinese Government provides $18.2 million grant for post-tsunami reconstruction of Panadura, Beruwela and Kudawela fishing harbors

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$36,494,421
Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•Reconstruction Relief And RehabilitationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 21, 2005
Start (actual)
Jun 1, 2005
End (actual)
Dec 28, 2007

Geospatial footprint

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This project supported the reconstruction of fishing harbors in Panadura, Beruwela and Kudawela (Kudawella). More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1794115819 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/128601778 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5925881

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sri Lanka

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sri Lanka

State-owned companies

  • China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. (CHEC)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides $18.2 million grant for post-tsunami reconstruction of Panadura, Beruwela and Kudawela fishing harbors

Narrative

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Project narrative

On February 21, 2005, Chinese Government and the Government of Sri Lanka signed a $18,207,786 grant agreement for the post-tsunami reconstruction of fishing harbors in Panadura, Beruwela and Kudawela (on the country’s western and southern coasts). Reconstruction efforts seem to begin around June 2005, but no specific date is found. China Harbour Engineering Company was the contractor responsible for project implementation. Construction began in 2005, and the project was completed on December 28, 2007.

Staff comments

The Chinese Government reportedly contributed $63 million in total for tsunami relief projects. Most of the individual projects that the Chinese Government financed are captured in AidData’s dataset and linked to Record ID#41811.