20 years after Indian Ocean tsunami, some displaced Sri Lankan survivors are still waiting for housing

POST-DISASTER HOUSING

After the wave, rebuilding houses was one of Sri Lanka’s top priorities. &nbsp,

CNA traveled to a casing complex in Norochcholai, which is close to a small sugar plantation, earlier this year. &nbsp,

The Saudi Arabian government has provided funding for 500 homes in the advanced to displaced families. &nbsp,

However, a court order forbids the transmission of the homes because of ethnic politics.

Although the judge ordered the authorities to divide the houses according to the proportion of the country’s population, the district of Ampara is largely Arab.

In October, Sri Lankan authorities suddenly gave directions to hand over the buildings to the recipients.

According to Siraj Mashoor, a part of the Akkaraipattu Municipal Council, it is necessary to research the social effects of various development projects on a place and its citizens. &nbsp,

” When you go to an area and if you are going to commence a project, you should know the society, the variety and the nature of the area”, he added. &nbsp,

” That kind of contact and transparency was absent.” All of a sudden, you start a great job in an region, and there are questions from individuals. Because in Sri Lanka, this post-war politics is very polluted with this insular elections”.