The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure
The Minister tabled a response confirming awareness of disaster-risk housing affecting estate families in Kegalle, Badulla and Nuwara Eliya, including 22 families in Levant, 51 in Poonagala, 5 in Dabettanne, and 105 in Wedamulla Estate. He stated that these families have been living in such conditions for about 2–5 years and that housing is planned this year for 3,627 affected families under the Indian Housing Project, with Levant and Poonagala projects to be funded by the Government of Sri Lanka.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I table the answer.
¶ 02 (a) (i) Yes, we are aware. (ii) Kegalle: Levant Division – 22 families; Badulla: Poonagala Division – 51 families; Dabettanne Division – 05 families; Nuwara Eliya: Wedamulla Estate – 105 families. (iii) Approximately 2–5 years. (iv) Under the Indian Housing Project to be implemented this year, housing is planned for 3,627 families living in disaster-risk housing. Among them, housing projects in Levant and Poonagala estates are planned to be implemented with Government of Sri Lanka funds.
¶ 03 (b) Not applicable.
¶ 04 Answer tabled.
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