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A’pura flood victims to receive Rs 50 m in compensation

Around Rs 50 million needs to be allocated to pay compensation to persons whose houses were destroyed by the recent floods in the Anuradhapura district. Nearly 700 families will receive compensation, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Flood victims in 22 relief centres

The Disaster Management Centre said yesterday 2,935 persons from 588 families affected by the inclement weather are accommodated in 22 evacuation centres. Around 5,440 houses in the Northern, North Western, Eastern and several other provinces were totally damaged by floods and landslides caused by heavy rains and strong winds during the past three weeks.
Over 25,480 houses have also been partially damaged by the bad weather.
Disaster Management Ministry sources said they have to pay Rs 1,500 million to rebuilt and repair the damaged houses throughout the country.
The DMC said the seven reported missing over the last three weeks are yet to be traced with the Police and Forces’ members conducting rescue operations.
Meanwhile, the Meteorology Department said the low pressure condition affecting the island was subsiding and showers will decrease.
A department spokesman said however certain provinces will experience showers during the coming days.
The low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal to the South East of Sri-Lanka still persists about 450km from Pottuvil.
Under its influence, showery and windy weather will continue over the island, the Met Department said. Heavy rainfall was also reported in many areas with 100mm rainfall recorded in the Eastern, Central, Uva and Southern provinces and in the Polonnaruwa district. Showers or thundershowers accompanied by strong winds at times will continue in the coastal areas extending from Pottuvil to Matara via Hambantota with rough seas. Fishermen have been warned to refrain going out to sea in these areas.

The minister who toured flood-affected areas in the district, instructed Anuradhapura Government Agent Mahinda Seneviratne and the District Disaster Management authorities to provide flood disaster relief promptly.

Compensation is being paid on the basis of damage caused to a house by the floods.

Rs 100,000 is paid for a completely destroyed housing unit whereas an owner of a partly damaged house will receive Rs 50,000.

Agrarian Services and Wildlife Conservation Deputy Minister S M Chandrasena said steps would be taken to save Horowpothana in the Anuradhapura district from being submerged by flood waters by following environment protection techniques, irrigation reforms and resettlement programmes.

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