UNIT	EASTERN PROVINCE	AMPARA	BATTICALOA	TRINCOMALEE
Social Services - 2006
Day care centres (run by Dept.of Social Services)	Nos	70	43	27	0
Assistance  to children in day care centre	Nos	3,792	2,611	1,181	0
Home for children (receiving assistance from Dept.)	Nos	38	7	21	10
Assistance to children in home	Nos	2,515	1,140	800	575
Home for disabled (Receiving assistance from Dept.)	Nos	8	3	4	1
Assistance to disabled in home	Nos	274	75	164	35
Home for elders (receiving assistance from Dept.)	Nos	6	2	3	1
Assistance to elders in home	Nos	178	42	111	25
Equipments to handicapped	Nos	162	58	60	44
Disabled persons	Nos	2,690	1,444	421	825
Child abuses	Nos	n. a	126	3,308	n .a
Orphans	Nos	1,124	519	307	298
Community Based Organizations - 2006
Rural development societies	Nos	1,001	407	292	302
Women rural development societies	Nos	350	144	104	102
Youth clubs	Nos	468	304	159	5
Sports clubs	Nos	751	328	247	176
Industries - 2006
Handloom centres	Nos	51	20	22	9
Small industries centres	Nos	22	4	18	-
Motor Traffic - 2006
Issued vehicles license	Nos	95,847	43,814	30,651	21,382
Distribution revenue license	Nos	130,950	63,050	36,600	31,300
Irrigation - 2006
Major/medium tank (provincial )	Nos	41	10	13	18
Irrigable Area	Acs	29,575	11,948	11,127	6,500
Major tank (National programme )	Nos	32	14	10	8
Irrigable Area	Acs	252,974	150,928	53,101	48,945
Minor tank	Nos	1,031	348	262	421
Irrigable Area	Ha	19,142.3	2,487.6	9,540.0	7,114.7
Source:- Dept. of Social Services, Industries, Motor Traffic, Irrigation & Local Government, Eastern Province.
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