89 FAMILIES IN KUNATHIVU RECEIVE RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE
At
a well-attended function held on July 20, 2013 at the Kunathivu Village in the
Muthur Divisional Secretariat Division of Trincomalee District, Hon. M.H.
Gunarathna Weerakoon, Minister of Resettlement distributed resettlement
assistance to 89 families.
The
Hon. Minister distributed Tin sheets and Cement valued at Rs. 2.23 Million
among these families whose resettlement took place consequent upon the release
of their village for resettlement. This village was previously earmarked for
the proposed Heavy Industry Zone in Sampur, Trincomalee.
Addressing
the villagers who were present, Hon. Minister Weerakoon said that resettled
people of Kunathivu are fortunate to receive resettlement assistance despite
competing pressure for public funds. He requested them to make use of such
assistance and make a determined effort to rebuild their lives. He also said
that action will be taken by the Resettlement Ministry to provide assistance to
construct Toilets and other basic facilities.
Minister
Weerakoon also handed over certificates of entitlement of toilet facilities to
137 resettled families in the nearby Nawaratnapuram village who were resettled
earlier this year. The cost of a toilet constructed on owner driven basis was
Rs. 60,000/-.
As
in the case of Kunathivu village, the Nawaratnapuram village also previously
earmarked to be included in the proposed Heavy Industry Zone in Sampoor, but
later released for resettlement.
Mr.
Janaka Sugathadasa, Secretary, Ministry of Resettlement, Major General R. T. De
Silva, District Secretary, Trincomalee, Mrs. W.G.M. Ariyawathi Galappaththi,
Chairperson, Eastern Provincial Council, Mr. Dhammika Ekanayake, Director
(Development)/MOR, Mr. N. Soreakumar, Chief Accountant/MOR, Mr. T. Pradeepan,
Divisional Secretary, Muthur, and Mr. K. Nikarilkanth, Assistant Secretary/MOR
also associated with the Minister.
24.07.2013