25.12.2007
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has approved
Rs. 50 million to carry out relief work in flood affected
districts, according to Resettlement and Disaster Relief
Services Minister Rishad Badiudeen.
Addressing
the media at his Ministry yesterday, the minister said
that 54,841 families numbering 209,038 persons have been
affected in Ampara, Badulla, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Mullaitivu,
Kilinochchi, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura and Anuradhapura districts.
He
said 8,072 families numbering 31,215 persons have been
housed in 49 IDP camps. One casualty from Ratnapura district
and one injured person from Polonnaruwa district and three
injured persons from Ratnapura district have been reported.
He
said that the officers attached to his Ministry are engaged
in relief work round the clock to assist the flood victims.
Altogether
89 houses fully damaged houses and 2,374 partly damaged
houses have been reported in the above mentioned districts.
Minister Badiudeen further said that Anuradhapura, Batticaloa,
and Ampara were the districts mostly affected by the prevailing
weather conditions. .Rupees 5 million to Ampara district,
Rs. 2 million to Badulla district, Rs. 10 million to Batticaloa
district, Rs. 3 million to Jaffna district, Rs. 2 million
to Mullaitivu district, Rs. 2 million to Kilinochchi district,
Rs. 5 million to Polonnaruwa district, Rs. 3 million to
Anuradhapura district have been allocated.
Minister
Badiudeen said District Secretaries and Divisional Secretaries
have been directed to allocate cooked meals to the flood
victims.
Courtesy
- Government Information