Abstract:
This paper attempts to analyze the positive and negative factors of tsunami in the
context of peace and harmony prevailing among the different communities living in the
Ampara district.
Social harmony is an issue that has attracted the attention of many scholars in the world
now. There are number of scholars making in-depth studies on it since it is considered
one of the paramount factors that would accelerate social, economical, political and
cultural development of any country.
There are many evidences that bear witness to the close interconnections among
different ethnic groups even before the country gained independence. The escalation of
violence that erupted in 1983 drew a wedge between the healthy relationships that the
different communities were enjoying. The fact that the people separated themselves
based on the respective ethnicity had dire consequences on the prevailing peaceful
climate in the Ampara district. Against this backdrop the, country was feted to witness
the bloodshed for the last decades.
The tsunami waves played havoc on the coastal belt of Sri Lanka. In the wake of this
natural disaster the people understood the magnitude of the harmonious co-existence.
Consequently, the tsunami natural disaster can be viewed, as a binding force.
Despite the fact that the co-existence among the people in the wake tsunami natural
disaster can be considered as a positive signal, it is very unfortunate that it has become
a cause for worry among the languished people. The unfair distribution, corruption
among the politicians in distributing the tsunami aid and the cloud of suspicion
concerning the PTOMS had made the people unable to heave the sigh of relief or
breathe the wind of peace in the area.
