Sri Lanka. Inaugurata la prima fabbrica automatizzata. Crollo di un mito.

Giuseppe Sandro Mela.

2021-04-16.

«Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, island country lying in the Indian Ocean and separated from peninsular India by the Palk Strait. ….

Proximity to the Indian subcontinent has facilitated close cultural interaction between Sri Lanka and India from ancient times. ….

The distinctive civilization of Sri Lanka, with roots that can be traced back to the 6th century bce, is characterized by two factors: the preservation of Theravada Buddhism (the orthodox school of Buddhism having its literary traditions in the Pali language) and the development over two millennia of a sophisticated system of irrigation in the drier parts of the country. ….

In 1948, after nearly 150 years of British rule, Sri Lanka became an independent country, and it was admitted to the United Nations seven years later. The country is a member of the Commonwealth and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. ….

Variations of soil within Sri Lanka reflect the effects of climate, lithology, and terrain on the soil-forming processes. The climatic influences are reflected in the dominance of red-yellow podzolic soils (leached lateritic soils) in the Wet Zone and of reddish brown earths (nonlateritic loamy soils) in the Dry Zone. ….

Ethnic, religious, and linguistic distinctions in Sri Lanka are essentially the same. Three ethnic groups—Sinhalese, Tamil, and Muslim—make up more than 99 percent of the country’s population, with the Sinhalese alone accounting for nearly three-fourths of the people. ….

At independence Sri Lanka had a population of about 6.5 million, which by the early 1990s had increased to more than 17 million ….

The economy that evolved in Sri Lanka under British rule consisted of a modern sector, whose main component was plantation agriculture, and a traditional sector comprising subsistence agriculture. ….The country depended on imports for nearly three-fourths of its food requirements and almost all of its manufactured goods.» [Fonte]

Nel 2020 il pil ppa era 287,671 milioni Usd, essendo 13,113 Usd Int il pil ppa procapite.

«This year, GDP is set to contract due to the fallout from Covid-19. In 2021, the economy is expected to recover as restrictions ease and foreign demand rebounds. A possible prolonged downturn in the tourism sector and significant debt repayments due to take place next year, together with tight credit access, pose downside risks to the outlook. FocusEconomics panelists project the economy to grow 3.4% in 2021, which is up 0.5 percentage points from last month’s forecast. In 2022, our panel sees the economy growing 4.7%.» [Fonte]

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«Sri Lanka has opened its first accredited and fully automated masks manufacturing facility in Kotugoda in the western part of the island country, with an investment of an estimated 830,000 U.S. dollars»

«the factory operated by Sensetronics Limited, will manufacture 3-ply and KN95 masks as the demand for such masks has increased amid the COVID-19 pandemic»

«The facility will provide the general public affordable and quality masks, while it is also expected to bring in foreign exchange through exports»

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Questa notizia dovrebbe dare da pensare.

Pur avendo un pil ppa procapite di 13,113 Usd Int, lo Sri Lanka ha costruito una fabbrica quasi completamente automatizzata.

Questa realtà evidenzia bene quanto sia irrealistico il pensiero di molti che il sud est asiatico produca molto solo perché darebbe emolumenti da fame.

I veri nodi sono i governi e l’ipertrofia burocratica ed ideologica.

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Sri Lanka opens its 1st automated mask manufacturing plant

COLOMBO, March 17 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka has opened its first accredited and fully automated masks manufacturing facility in Kotugoda in the western part of the island country, with an investment of an estimated 830,000 U.S. dollars, local media reported Wednesday.

According to a statement, the factory operated by Sensetronics Limited, will manufacture 3-ply and KN95 masks as the demand for such masks has increased amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The facility will provide the general public affordable and quality masks, while it is also expected to bring in foreign exchange through exports, the company said in a statement.

The factory was declared open by State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceutical Channa Jayasumana.

Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry has made it mandatory to wear masks and maintain social distance to prevent a further spread of the virus, and police have warned that anyone caught leaving their homes without masks will be fined or will face a jail term. Enditem