Priority for re-settling flood, landslide displaced in N'Eliya

COLOMBO: Urgent steps will be taken to normalise community life in the Nuwara Eliya district which was affected by the recent heavy rains and landslides.

This decision was taken at a meeting at the Presidential Secretariat presided by President's Secretary Lalith Weeratunga and Livestock Development Minister C.B. Ratnayake.

At this meeting attended by secretaries to Ministries and District Secretaries priority was given to the re-settlement of displaced people including the selection of suitable land a Presidential Secretariat press release said.

Discussions also centred on bringing community life to normalcy by attending to health, education, transport and other basic needs of this people including infrastructure facilities.

It was also decided that all displaced should be resettled within the next two months with the assistance of the National Physical planning department.