Proposal to Address The Current Economic Crisis in The Country by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL)

BY PUBLICITY DIVISION (IESL)

Needless to say that the economic crisis currently faced by the nation has no parallels in the annals of recent history and immediate remedial actions need to be implemented to avert inevitable catastrophe. We all are well aware that, the situation in the Country is becoming worse day by day due to the crisis situation currently prevailing and as a result, almost all sectors of the society have been badly affected. As the apex body in Engineering and also as the leading professional institution related to infrastructure energy and transport, we consider it as our prime duty to rise to the occasion at this hour of need for our nation. In this light we wish to volunteer our professional advice and directions to the Government authorities on major sectors with our direct involvement, with the objective of helping the nation in alleviating the current crisis as given below. In This endeavor, at our disposal are, our membership constituting more than 24,000 Engineer members and our Sectional Committees related to specific engineering disciplines. Collectively, we come forward with our proposals which need to be implemented with immediate effect, which are submitted herewith for necessary action. We earnestly believe that our short term proposals should be implemented immediately by the Government and as a professional institution, we will be available to volunteer assistance to the authorities during the implementation process. While emphasizing the Government to take immediate actions to ensure political and social stability in the country, we expect that the government will promptly effect the below mentioned short term proposals which are meant to help the country in crossing the c rent impasse with the least effort.

Proposals by IESL (Link)