# Plan Underway to Permanently Relocate 2,000 Landslide-Affected Families in Kandy District

- Link: https://www.weather.lk/plan-underway-to-permanently-relocate-2000-landslide-affected-families-in-kandy-district/
- Published: 2025-12-27T20:27:51+05:30
- Author: Weather LK

Authorities in the **Kandy District** have begun arrangements to permanently relocate
nearly **2,000 families** whose homes were deemed unsafe following landslides triggered
by **Cyclone Ditwah**, disaster management officials said.

According to **L.A.K. Ranaweera**, Assistant Director of the Kandy District Disaster
Management Committee, technical assessments conducted after the cyclone confirmed
that several residential areas have either already experienced landslides or are
at **high risk of future slope failures**. Based on recommendations from the **National
Building Research Institute (NBRI)**, returning to these locations has been ruled
out.

The affected families are currently staying at **temporary relief centres** or with
relatives while long-term resettlement plans are being finalised. Officials said
progress has been made in identifying **alternative land**, with nearly **half of
the required sites already located**.

The relocation programme is being coordinated under the supervision of **Kandy District
Secretary Indika Udawatta**, with priority given to securing land **close to the
families’ original communities** to minimise social and economic disruption. Construction
of permanent housing will begin once suitable plots are fully approved.

Areas recording the highest number of displaced families include **Ududumbara, Minipe,
Pathahewaheta, Doluwa, Gampola, and Ganga Ihala Korale**. Among these, **Ududumbara,
Ganga Ihala Korale, and Gampola** were identified as the most severely affected 
divisions.

In the meantime, the **District Secretariat** continues to provide essential assistance,
including **food, drinking water, and basic services**, to displaced residents as
they await permanent housing solutions.

Officials emphasized that the relocation effort aims not only to rebuild homes but
also to ensure long-term safety by preventing future disaster-related losses in 
high-risk zones.

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