President to Visit Kandy to Grant Ditwah Compensation and Launch Several Development Projects

COLOMBO (News 1st); The programme to commence the construction of new houses for individuals whose homes were fully or partially damaged by Cyclone Ditwah in the Kandy District, together with the awarding of compensation and the launch of several development projects, is scheduled to take place in Kandy today (06) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Accordingly, the awarding of compensation to industrialists in the Kundasale, Medadumbara, Pathadumbara and Panwila Divisional Secretariat areas who were affected by cyclone Ditwah, as well as to families whose homes were fully or partially damaged, is scheduled to be held today at 9.00 a.m. at the Central Provincial Council Auditorium in Kundasale, under the patronage of the President.

At the event, a compensation payment of Rs. 200,000 will be provided to individuals whose business premises or machinery were damaged as a result of the disaster caused by Cyclone Ditwah, to support the resumption of their business activities. 

In accordance with the President’s instructions, this financial assistance will be granted to all registered businesses regardless of whether they are small, medium or large-scale to enable them to restart operations.

In addition, cheque payments amounting to Rs. 2 million each will be issued as the first instalment of the Rs. 5 million allocated for the construction of new houses for those whose homes were completely destroyed in the Kandy District. 

This assistance will be provided to individuals constructing houses on land they own, rebuilding on their existing plots, as well as to those who have been allocated state land for the construction of new homes.

Furthermore, the allocation of land and the awarding of compensation for the resettlement of families whose homes were completely destroyed by Cyclone Ditwah in the Kandy District, as well as families identified as being at high risk due to landslides, will take place at the Niyangoda School playground under the patronage of the President.

In addition, compensation payments will be provided for houses that were partially damaged, with the aim of offering immediate financial relief.

The President will also participate in a ceremony to build a new house marking the commencement of the housing programme.

Meanwhile, the construction of the Mahaiyawa Underpass Bridge on the Kandy–Jaffna Road (A-009) will take place under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. 

Furthermore, the resumption of construction work on the Gatambe Flyover, which had previously been halted, will also take place tomorrow morning under the President’s patronage.