The area of the assessment covers Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee Districts of Eastern Province which consists of 20 DSDs in Ampara District, 14 DSDs in Batticaloa District and 11 DSDs in Trincomalee Districts. In total 2 Municipal Councils (MCs), 1 Urban Council (UC) and 17 Pradeshiya Sabhas (PS) in Ampara District; 1 Municipal Council (MC), 2 Urban Councils (UCs) and 09 Pradeshiya Sabhas (PS) in Batticaloa District and 02 Urban Councils (UCs) and 11 Pradeshiya Sabhas in Trincomalee District were considered for the assessment. The total area covered under the study was 9,996 sq.km.

This report is part of an initiative supported under the Capacity Development of Local Governments (CDLG) project implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka with the financial assistance of the European Union (EU).