Galle District
Affected
Divisional Secretary Divisions
(1)
Hikkaduwa
(2)
(3)
Habaraduwa
(4)
Ambalangoda
(5)
Balapitiya
(6)
Bentota
Affected People
Damages to
Different Sectors
|
Sector |
Nature of the Damage |
Estimated Cost (Rs.Mn.) |
|
Road |
04 concrete bridges , culverts and about 50 km. of roads |
150 |
|
Telecommunication |
05 out side plants, 01 transmission plants, 01 power
plants, 01 switching plants. |
295 |
|
Electricity |
10, 000 consumer connections, bulk supply connections, 21
substations, tools and equipment, office premises and billing centre. |
368 |
|
Fisheries |
371 traditional crafts destroyed and 282 traditional
crafts damaged, scenic beaches and fishing gears damaged. |
1014 |
|
Health |
02 hospitals |
|
|
Education |
25 schools |
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
Total |
1,827 |
|
Actions Taken
Confronted
Problems and Issues
Challenges Ahead
Relief Measures
·
Establishment of a
mechanism to ensure flow of correct data in correct time.
·
Identification of
major bodies responsible for rescue operations.
·
Preventive
measures to stop looting and robberies during a disaster situation.
·
Identification and
selection of alternative places for relief centers.
·
Evacuation of
people/residents from disaster prone areas.
Relocation of People and Housing
Construction
·
Understanding the
socio-cultural differences of affected people and settling them accordingly.
·
Selection of lands
suitable for the housing construction in close proximity
·
Meeting the
increasing demand on raw materials and skilled manpower.
·
Provision of safe
water for newly constructed housing schemes.
·
Finding stable
solutions for the prevention of unauthorized constructions within the coastal
buffer zone.
Livelihoods
·
Economically
empowerment of people, who were affected and still no any opportunities to initiate
their livelihood activities.
·
Relocation of
Government Offices, hospitals, shops and other important structures in the
disaster free locations.
Way Forward
Post Tsunami Recovery Process
District Experience and the Challenges Ahead
Galle District
Affected Divisional Secretary
Divisions
(1)
Hikkaduwa
(2)
(3)
Habaraduwa
(4)
Ambalangoda
(5)
Balapitiya
(6)
Bentota
Affected People
·
Number of affected families:
26,728
·
Total number of affected
persons: 135,942
·
Total number of deaths: 4,233
·
Number of persons who were
in welfare camps at the initial stage: 69,000
·
Number of families who were
in welfare camps at the initial stage: 9,160
·
Number of welfare camps at
initial stage: 185
·
Existing welfare camps: 14
·
Existing number of persons
in welfare camps: 1,477
Damages to Different Sectors
|
Sector |
Nature of the Damage |
Estimated Cost (Rs.Mn.) |
|
Road |
04
concrete bridges , culverts and about 50 km. of roads |
150 |
|
Telecommunication |
05 out
side plants, 01 transmission plants, 01 power plants, 01 switching plants. |
295 |
|
Electricity |
10, 000
consumer connections, bulk supply connections, 21 substations, tools and
equipment, office premises and billing centre. |
368 |
|
Fisheries |
371
traditional crafts destroyed and 282 traditional crafts damaged, scenic
beaches and fishing gears damaged. |
1014 |
|
Health |
02
hospitals |
|
|
Education |
25
schools |
|
|
Other |
Temples,
Mosques, Churches and govt. offices etc. |
|
|
Total |
1,827 |
|
Actions Taken
·
Officials and other
resources were mobilized systematically.
·
Dead bodies were taken to
hospitals without delay
·
Arrangements were made to
provide basic needs (food, dry rations, medicine, water, sanitary wares etc.)
for the affected people.
·
Appeals were made for cooked
foods, other foods, medicine, and clothing for the affected people through
media.
·
Activities of various
organizations involved in providing such needs were coordinated.
·
Provision of food and relief
were continued.
·
Involvement of local and
foreign armed forces, international and national NGOs in delivering basic
services and providing amenities were coordinated efficiently.
·
Dry Ration Coupons were
provided to 127,963 people.
·
Rs.2500 for each affected
family was given to purchase kitchen utensils.
·
Rs. 5000 for each affected
family was provided to continue their day to day activities. 26,680 families
were benefited from this.
·
Rs.15, 000 for each dead
person’s family member was granted to under take funerals.
·
Medical and sanitation
facilities were provided to needy people.
·
MOUs were signed with 34
donors for construction of 1500 housing units.
·
Temporary shelters were
provided to some homeless people.
Confronted Problems and Issues
·
No properly established
contingency plan for rescue operations in a difficult and devastated
situation.
·
Since initial stage, there
is no coordination among officers between district and divisional levels.
·
Absence of proper
coordination among involving agencies.
Challenges Ahead
Relief
Measures
·
Establishment of a mechanism
to ensure flow of correct data in correct time.
·
Identification of major
bodies responsible for rescue operations.
·
Preventive measures to stop
looting and robberies during a disaster situation.
·
Identification and selection
of alternative places for relief centers.
·
Evacuation of
people/residents from disaster prone areas.
Relocation
of People and Housing Construction
·
Understanding the
socio-cultural differences of affected people and settling them accordingly.
·
Selection of lands suitable
for the housing construction in close proximity
·
Meeting the increasing
demand on raw materials and skilled manpower.
·
Provision of safe water for
newly constructed housing schemes.
·
Finding stable solutions for
the prevention of unauthorized constructions within the coastal buffer zone.
Livelihoods
·
Economically empowerment of
people, who were affected and still no any opportunities to initiate their
livelihood activities.
·
Relocation of Government
Offices, hospitals, shops and other important structures in the disaster free
locations.
Way Forward
·
Formation of suitable
framework for the disaster management.
·
Preparation of district and
divisional level disaster management plans.
·
Effective coordination of
divisional level officials with the national level authorities.
·
Training of Government
Officers in disaster management activities.
·
Strengthening of
administrative bodies at different levels.
EXPERIENCE AND CHALLENGES AHEAD
Galle District
Executive Summary
On 26th December 2004
Sri Lanka had faced to the most vulnerable disaster called Tsunami and never
heard even in the past for a disaster like that.
About 40000 of people who dies
and other 5000 of people who were disappeared or no any information regarding
them by this moment. Still no any clear information about the damage assessment
about the about the properties and livelihood activities.
How this devastation affects to
the Galle District?
Galle district is bounded by a
coastal belt, which is about 72 Km and the coastal zone embodies significant
variations like bays, groins, lagoons, estuaries, etc. These uneven coastal
variations and the nature of low elevation made a hazardous effect to the
mankind and their properties. Galle was the 2nd worst affected
district due to the Tsunami in Sri Lanka.
Worst affected divisions
1.
Hikkaduwa
2.
Galle Four Gravates
3.
Habaraduwa
4.
Ambalangoda
5.
Balapitiya
6.
Bentota
This report describes the nature
of the damage taken places to the most affected sectors. A significant amount
of the total damage was being recovered by most institutions means of local and
foreign supportive agencies. But this is not match with the existing demand for
the immediate recovery measures. At this moment we are planning to use various
strategic events to accelerate this recovery process, according to the consents
of the affected people.
Damage caused
|
Total Affected Families |
26728 |
|
Total Affected Persons |
135942 |
|
Total Deaths (Including Transit
Passengers) |
4233 |
|
Number of People who were in
Sahana Centres (IDP Camps) at the initial stage |
69000 |
|
Number of families who were in
refugee camps at the initial stage |
9160 |
|
Number of IDP camps at the
initial stage |
185 |
|
Existing camps (Sahana Centres) |