The poverty level in the Hambantota district has dropped to 6.9 percent in comparison to the country's overall poverty level of 7.6 percent.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/poverty-dips-htota
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-news-sri-lanka
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/anti-poverty-programmes
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unemployment
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/development