Project
The Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging, Sri Lanka Association of Printers & the INGRIN Institute of Printing & Graphics, have done all within its means to help affected persons; especially those involved in the Packaging & Printing industry get back on their feet. Much of the assistance provided so far however has been in the form of short-term relief, taking into consideration the immediate needs such as food and clothing. However their long-term needs also have to be looked into, and needless to say this includes housing, a basic requirement for those affected persons to begin life anew.
It is with a view to affording a long-term solution to the crisis that the Governing Body of the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging decided to launch a fund-raising campaign for a housing project in the Southern region of the country where more than 10,000 people have died and several hundred thousands displaced and rendered homeless.
Project Outline
We intend naming this project “Asurum Piyasa” which in the vernacular means ‘Packaging Village’. The houses that will be built at the sites where there were permanent houses before the Tsunami disaster but only parts of the foundations are left now, would be donated to those deserving families who have lost every thing except their plot of land where the new houses have been built. Besides the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging that took the initiative in the project, the Sri Lanka Association of Printers and the INGRIN Institute of Printing and Graphics have also pledged their support for the project and have agreed to join as co-partners.
Much of the groundwork for the project has already been laid. The Governor of the Southern Province Mr. Kingsley T. Wickremeratne who is one of the founder members and an honorary member of the Institute has already pledged to provide suitable land in the South for the purpose. Preliminary investigations have revealed that among the most affected areas is Godagama South where a total of 251 houses have been damaged as a result of the Tsunami. Out of this number, 66 houses situated within the recently established 100-metre barrier (where any sort of construction is prohibited) have been totally destroyed. The rest of the houses are situated out of the 100-metre barrier in which construction of houses is permitted. Out of a total of 166 houses here, 95 houses have been totally destroyed.
It has therefore been decided to focus the initial relief efforts on the residents of Godagama South and resettle them as early as possible. It has been decided to build the houses in several stages, each phase consisting of ten houses. It has been estimated that a single house with two bedrooms, living room, kitchen and toilet could be built at around Rs.400, 000.00.
Plan for proposed houses
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