The main objective of this initiative is to kick off the SME sector development in Jaffna in collaboration with the SilkPorts, CAN Market, and Good Market who are supporting this important initiative to develop the local and global market connectivity, while SLT-Mobitel has extended support to develop technology and the Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI) has come onboard to provide the SMEs with the necessary assistance in relation to ensuring all products developed are in line with the required standards. Pradeepan, CA Sri Lanka President Manil Jayesinghe, CA Sri Lanka SME Task Force Chairman Lakshman Abeysekera, NCCSL Chairman Nandika Buddhipala, as well as CA Sri Lanka Council Members Anoji De Silva, Saman Sri Lal, and Chaaminda Kumarasiri. The event was held under the patronage of Assistant District Secretary M. The first programme was held at the Jaffna Public Library in collaboration with the State Ministry of Rattan, Brass, Pottery, Furniture, and Rural Industrial Promotion, as well as the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) where 100 SME owners were invited to an event during which a road map for SME sector development in the north was unveiled. In fulfilling this important objective, the CA Sri Lanka SME Task Force recently took the initiative to organise two events in Jaffna to support SME owners in the region. Additionally, 1,200 people are still missing.The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) continued to play a catalyst role in not only developing the professionals’ standards across the country, but by also spearheading a range of new initiatives aimed at supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Jaffna region. The tsunamis killed about 2,640 people and displaced over 9,800 families. In 2004, tsunamis hit the peninsula’s eastern and northern coasts, destroying several villages, including Thondaimanaru, Kuddarapu, and Vallipuram. The dynasty’s rule on the peninsula ended in 1619 with the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna Kingdom. The Jaffna Peninsula became part of the Pandyan Dynasty in the 13th century, with Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan as the first king of the Jaffna Kingdom.
In the Mahavamsa chronicles, the peninsula is referred to as “Nagadipa” (island of Nagas). The Naga People lived mainly inhabited the Jaffna Peninsula, with the peninsula referred to as Naga Nadu (land of the Nagas) during the pre-medieval era. The region’s temperature ranges from 26 to 33 degrees Celsius. The North-East Monsoon supports cultivation on the Peninsula, but for only three months. About 90% of the region’s rainfall results from north east monsoon rain. However, rainfall accounts for more than one-quarter of the total annual precipitation, which ranges from 695 mm to 1125 millimeters. The peninsula receives seasonal rainfall averaging less than 60 millimeters.
The driest month occurs immediately after the winter season. The region is generally hot and dry during the summer season, which runs from February to September. The Jaffna Peninsula enjoys a tropical monsoonal climate, driven by monsoon winds which change direction with the season.