Matara District
Affected
Divisional Secretary Divisions
(1)
Matara
(2)
Weligama
(3)
Devinuwara
(4)
Dikwella
Affected People
Damages to Different
Sectors
|
Sector |
Nature of the Damage |
Estimated Cost (Rs.Mn.) |
|
Road |
Roads belong to RDA and Provincial Council, Matara
Municipal Council, Devinuwara Pradeshiya Sabha damaged. |
94 |
|
Telecommunication |
Telecommunication building and boundary wall, office
equipment, office furniture, vehicles and outside lines damaged. |
170 |
|
Electricity |
High Tension Lines, Low Tension Lines, Buildings of Service
Centre, Vehicles, Single phase matters and other equipment damaged. |
62 |
|
Housing |
2223 houses were fully damaged, 6675 houses were partly
damaged. |
1163 |
|
Fisheries |
Fishing Crafts (Multi
day boats, One day boats, FRP Boats, Local boats, Traditional boats) and
Fisheries Habour damaged. |
439 |
|
Agriculture |
242 acres of
paddy, 15 acres of vegetable and fruit lands and Thalalla Agrarian
Services Centre damaged. |
16 |
|
Water Supply |
Water Meters, House Connections, Pipelines, and Pumps and
equipment damaged. |
55 |
|
Banking |
Office equipment, Furniture, Stationeries and Properties
of Ruhuna Development Bank, NSB, People’s Bank at Matara damaged. |
114 |
|
Health |
RDHS office building, vehicle, furniture and office
equipment damaged. |
11 |
|
Education |
School Buildings, Furniture, Sanitary Facilities,
Electricity, Water etc. damaged. |
65 |
|
Other |
Local Authorities, Co-operative Societies and other Government
Institutions |
304 |
|
Total |
2,493 |
|
Actions Taken
Confronted Problems and Issues
Challenges Ahead
·
Establishment of a
proper mechanism on disaster management at national, district and divisional
levels.
Actions to be
Taken
·
Identifying and
acquisition of suitable lands for the construction of houses.
·
Paying
compensation for partly and fully damaged houses.
·
Identifying lands
for setting up schools and other government institutions to be relocated.
Way Forward
Post Tsunami Recovery Process
District Experience and the Challenges Ahead
Matara District
Affected Divisional Secretary
Divisions
(1)
Matara
(2)
Weligama
(3)
Devinuwara
(4)
Dikwella
Affected People
·
Number of affected families:
19,744
·
Total number of deaths: 1,221
·
Total number of persons
displaced: 9,508
·
Number of persons who were
in welfare camps at the initial stage: 23,480
·
Number of welfare camps at
initial stage: 69
·
Existing welfare camps: 22
·
Existing number of persons
in welfare camps: 3,102
Damages to Different Sectors
|
Sector |
Nature of
the Damage |
Estimated Cost (Rs.Mn.) |
|
Road |
Roads
belong to RDA and Provincial Council, Matara Municipal Council, Devinuwara
Pradeshiya Sabha damaged. |
94 |
|
Telecommunication |
Telecommunication
building and boundary wall, office equipment, office furniture, vehicles and
outside lines damaged. |
170 |
|
Electricity |
High
Tension Lines, Low Tension Lines, Buildings of Service Centre, Vehicles,
Single phase matters and other equipment damaged. |
62 |
|
Housing |
2223
houses were fully damaged, 6675 houses were partly damaged. |
1163 |
|
Fisheries |
Fishing Crafts (Multi day boats, One day
boats, FRP Boats, Local boats, Traditional boats) and Fisheries Habour
damaged. |
439 |
|
Agriculture |
242
acres of paddy, 15 acres of vegetable
and fruit lands and Thalalla Agrarian Services Centre damaged. |
16 |
|
Water Supply |
Water
Meters, House Connections, Pipelines, and Pumps and equipment damaged. |
55 |
|
Banking |
Office
equipment, Furniture, Stationeries and Properties of Ruhuna Development Bank,
NSB, People’s Bank at Matara damaged. |
114 |
|
Health |
RDHS
office building, vehicle, furniture and office equipment damaged. |
11 |
|
Education |
School
Buildings, Furniture, Sanitary Facilities, Electricity, Water etc. damaged. |
65 |
|
Other |
Local
Authorities, Co-operative Societies and other Government Institutions |
304 |
|
Total |
2,493 |
|
Actions Taken
·
Cooked food and dry rations
were distributed
·
First-Aid and health
facilities were restored.
·
Water and sanitation,
electricity and other facilities were provided.
·
Progress review meetings
were held daily.
·
Cooperation of Political
Authorities, Government Organizations, NGO’s and general public were obtained
in the restoration of services.
·
Estimates on damages were
prepared and temporary houses for displaced people provided.
·
Students and teachers of
damaged schools were affiliated to other schools nearby.
·
2,670 transitional houses
were provided.
·
Construction of 722 houses
were completed.
·
Construction of 133 houses
are in progress.
Confronted
Problems and Issues
·
Lack of funds for fulfilling
the necessities.
·
Poor knowledge and experience of the staff in
handling disaster management.
·
Scarcity of public lands
nearby the affected areas.
·
Scarcity of skilled labour.
·
Difficulty in finding
suitable buildings for resettling displaced persons.
Challenges Ahead
·
Establishment of a proper
mechanism on disaster management at national, district and divisional levels.
Actions to be Taken
·
Identifying and acquisition
of suitable lands for the construction of houses.
·
Paying compensation for
partly and fully damaged houses.
·
Identifying lands for
setting up schools and other government institutions to be relocated.
Way Forward
·
Setting up of an early
warning system.
·
Seeking local and foreign
training opportunities for relevant officials on disaster management and
maintaining a database.
·
Maintaining a monitoring
programme on NGO/INGO at national level.
·
Setting up a proper and
effective mechanism on decision making process from national level to
divisional level.
·
Making officials aware of
the importance of collecting relevant data in such disastrous situations in
advance.
EXPERIENCE AND CHALLENGES AHEAD
Matara District
Introduction
Tsunami disaster on 26th
December 2004 has caused a vast damage to the coastal belt in Matara district
when compared with coastal lines of other areas in the Island. Table No. 1
shows such damages caused to 4 Divisional Secretariat divisions in Matara
district.
Tsunami damages
|
Divisional
Secretariat |
No of Families
Affected |
No of Persons
Displaced |
No of Deaths |
No of Injured |
No of Missing |
||
|
In Camps |
With Relatives |
Total |
|||||
|
Matara |
5493 |
1269 |
1254 |
2523 |
430 |
2850 |
102 |
|
Weligama |
6589 |
1314 |
1818 |
3132 |
469 |
1850 |
28 |
|
Devinuwara |
3984 |
233 |
827 |
1060 |
57 |
752 |
06 |
|
Dickwella |
3678 |
286 |
2507 |
2793 |
185 |
1200 |
21 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
80 |
|
443 |
|
Total |
19744 |
3102 |
6406 |
9508 |
1221 |
6652 |
600 |
There were 23480 persons in 69 camps up to 31.12.2004 by 07.04.05 that number reduced to 22 camps and 3102 persons.
Details on welfare camps
|
Divisional Secretariat
Division |
No. of Camps |
No. of Families Displaced |
No. of Persons Displaced |
|
Matara |
06 |
353 |
1269 |
|
Weligama |
10 |
365 |
1214 |
|
Dickwella |
03 |
81 |
286 |
|
Devinuwara |
03 |
44 |
233 |
|
Total |
22 |
846 |
3102 |
The following tables indicate the estimated value of the
damage caused to Government organizations.
Summery
of Estimates for Damages - Matara District
(As at 03rd of February 2005)
Sector
|
Estimated
Cost Rs. |
|
|
Sub
Total |
Total |
|
Roads
|
|
|
|
a) R D A
Roads |
51,250,000.00 |
|
|
b)
Provincial Council Roads |
12,700,000.00 |
|
Total
|
|
63,950,000.00 |
Local Authorities
|
|
|
|
Municipal
Council – Matara |
24,100,000.00 |
|
|
Urban
Council – Weligama |
5,800,000.00 |
|
|
Pradheshiya
Sabawa - Weligama |
23,300,000.00 |
|
|
Pradheshiya
Sabawa – Dickwella |
20,300,000.00 |
|
|
Pradheshiya
Sabawa – Devinuwara |
6,000,000.00 |
|
Total
|
|
79,500,000.00 |
Electricity
|
62,004,000.00 |
62,004,000.00 |
|
Telecommunication |
170,000,000.00 |
170,000,000.00 |
|
Agriculture |
|
|
|
a)
Agrarian Services |
7,000,000.00 |
|
|
b)
Agriculture Department |
1,079,375.00 |
|
Total
|
|
8,079,375.00 |
Co-operative societies
|
29,950,000.00 |
29,950,000.00 |
|
Transport – Ruhuna Bus Company |
6,937,000.00 |
6,937,000.00 |
|
Water Supply & Drainage Board |
55,217,257.00 |
55,217,257.00 |
|
Health Services |
11,840,000.00 |
11,840,000.00 |
|
Fisheries Industry & Aquatic |
439,170,000.00 |
439,170,000.00 |
|
Education |
65,513,500.00 |
65,513,500.00 |
|
Banks |
|
|
|
a)
Ruhunu Development Bank |
97,491,600.00 |
|
|
b)
National Savings Bank |
3,254,067.00 |
|
|
c)
Peoples’ Bank |
3,851,500.00 |
|
|
d)
Samurdhi Bank Societies |
10,108,300.00 |
|
Total
|
114,705,467.00 |
114,705,467.00 |
Housing Damages
|
|
|
|
Fully Damages (Per Unit = 2362 X Rs.350, 000) |
826,700,000.00 |
|
|
Partly
Damages (Per Unit = 5659 X Rs.75, 000) |
424,425,000.00 |
1,251,125,000.00 |
Other Government Institutions
|
217,651,665.00 |
217,651,665.00 |
Grand Total
|
|
2,570,243,264.00 |
Other
Government Institutions
|
Institution |
Estimated
Cost Rs. |
Post Office
|
15,560,000.00 |
Religious Places
|
63,024,900.00 |
Labour Office
|
1,294,805.00 |
Southern Province Irrigation Department
|
1,550,000.00 |
Urban Development Authority
|
23,000,000.00 |
Police Station
|
72,000,000.00 |
Vocational Training Authority
|
6,233,000.00 |
District Secretariat Matara
|
7,000,000.00 |
|
Divisional
Secretariat Welligama |
4,050,000.00 |
|
Divisional
Secretariat Dickwella |
2,211,460.00 |
|
Judicial
Services |
16,375,000.00 |
|
S.P.
Ministry of Land & Land Development |
4,802,500.00 |
|
Coconut
Cultivation Board |
4,802,500.00 |
|
TOTAL |
217,651,665.00 |
Activities
Quick relief service measures
were taken for displaced people in these camps are as follows:
·
Supply of cooked food for the displaced.
·
Supply of first aid and health facilities
·
Supply of water and sanitation
·
Supply of electricity and other necessities
·
Holding daily progress review meetings.
The cooperation of political
authority, Government Organisations as well as NGO and general public was
received to make this work success.
Mid Term
In the aftermath of above
mentioned quick measures following measures were taken for the displaced.
·
Preparation of estimates of damages in the district.
·
Supply of temporary houses for displaced people who
reside in schools and resumption of such schools.
·
Affiliation of students and teachers of damaged
schools into other suitable schools.
·
Implementation of transitional housing scheme.
Progress
of the Transitional Housing Scheme
|
|
Matara |
Weligama |
Dickwella |
Devinuwara |
Total |
|
No. of transitional houses needed |
571 |
1243 |
771 |
185 |
2670 |
|
No. of houses completed |
157 |
712 |
149 |
58 |
722 |
|
No. of houses in construction |
65 |
|
20 |
48 |
133 |
Compensations
for fully damaged and partially damaged houses
|
D.S.
Division |
100,000
Rs |
250,000
Rs |
Total
Amount (Rs) |
||
|
No |
Amount |
No |
Amount Rs.(000) |
||
|
Matara |
426 |
42,600 |
96 |
2,400,000 |
2,442,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weligama |
825 |
82,500 |
213 |
5,325,000 |
5,407,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Devinuwara |
50 |
5,000 |
34 |
850,000 |
855,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dickwella |
133 |
13,300 |
32 |
800,00 |
813300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
1434 |
143,400 |
375 |
9,375,000 |
9,518,400 |
Long Term
·
Measures of identifying and acquition of suitable
lands for the construction of permanent houses.
·
Payment of compensation for partially and totally
damaged houses.
·
Identifying lands for setting up Govt. buildings and
schools which are to be relocated.
·
Initial measures necessary for the Matara modern
city development plan.
Constraints
Financial
Non
availability of needy funds in other Govt. organizations unfulfilling these
necessities. We had to supply required provisions for all these activities such
as fuel to Army forces.
Administration
Lack of
understanding of certain organizations towards their duties and
responsibilities in such disastrous situation.
Skilled
Labour
Scarcity
of skilled labour as most skilled labourers are displaced due to disaster.
Buildings
Difficulty
in finding suitable buildings for the resumption of Govt. institutions damaged
due to Tsunami as well as difficulty in finding suitable buildings in
resettling the displaced.
How to overcome difficulties
·
Obtaining monitory assistance from NGOs
·
Preparation of proper mechanism in order to
distribute financial and other resources to areas damaged due to disaster.
·
Obtaining skilled labour from other areas.
·
Leasing private lands
Recommendations
·
Proper management mechanism on disaster management
at National, District and Divisional level has to be formed.
·
Setting up of a early system
·
Seek local and foreign training opportunities for
relevant officials
·
Maintaining a monitoring programme at National level
on NGO/INGO.
·
Setting up a proper and effective mechanism on
decision making process from national level to divisional level.
·
Making officials aware of the importance of
collecting relevant data in such disastrous situation.
·
Inculcating necessary technical knowledge in
officials in order to maintain a data base update.