Cabinet decision taken to relocate families from high risk landslide zones: Gayantha | Daily News

Cabinet decision taken to relocate families from high risk landslide zones: Gayantha

A Cabinet decision has been taken to relocate 14,680 families who are currently located in high-risk landslide zones, Minister Gayantha Karunatilake said yesterday.

The Co-cabinet speaker was speaking at a media brief held at the Department of Government Information yesterday.

Subsequently, the government is to provide financial aid for each family to purchase a house, Minister Karunatilake said. “Rs. 1.2 million will be provided for each newly built house,” he said.

In addition to financial aids, the Ministry of Vocational Training, Ministry of Housing and the Sri Lanka Army, will provide families with necessary services for house construction work.

Minister Karunatilake said, there are 6,418 families located in high-risk landslide zones in Badulla district. He also noted that there are 3,496 families in Nuwara-Eliya district, 757 families in Ratnapura, 1,292 families in Kandy which are also located in high-risk landslide areas. There are 824, 929, 591 families in similar conditions in Kegalle, Kalutara and Matara, respectively.

The government is also considering the prospect of giving houses to these families from the government-led housing scheme projects as well.

The Cabinet proposal had been brought forward by Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa.


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