Housing aid for IDP families

Houses will be built for IDP families in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts.

The Red Cross under its Post Conflict Recovery Assistance Program will provide financial and technical assistance to build these houses and infrastructure.

As the initial step, 101 houses will be built in Anandapuram, Keneshapuram and Vevekanandanagar of Karachchi Divisional Secretary division in Kilinochchi district.

The selection of villages has been approved by the Presidential Task Force for Resettlement, Development and Security in the Northern Province, SLRCS said in a release.

Owner driven housing reconstruction method where the beneficiary will be supported with finance assistance disbursed in installments will be used.

The total assistance for a fully damaged house will be Rs. 325,000 payable in five installments. For a partially damaged house Rs. 150,000 will be paid in two installments. Floor area of each house must be not less than 500 square feet and will consist of a living room, two bed rooms, kitchen and a toilet.

A beneficiary will receive financial assistance for livelihood development, community water and sanitation and infrastructure. The German Red Cross will provide money for the Kilinochchi project, the release stated.

A team consisting representatives from the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society and the German Red Cross visited Kilinochchi Wednesday.

SLRCS has already opened 77 individual files and the balance will be opened in due course, it also stated.