Date: 2017-06-07 Answered

1339/2017: PERSONS AFFECTED BY LTTE TERRORIST ATTACKS: VILLAGES OF PALLIYAGODELLA AND AKBARPURA

1339/’16

Hon. M.H.M. Salman,—To ask the Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs,—

(a) Will he state—

(i) the details of the persons who lost their lives, houses or property or affected in any other manner as a result of the attack made by the LTTE terrorists on the villages of Palliyagodella and Akbarpura in Polonnaruwa district in 1992;

(ii) the number of persons who had been identified as Head of Household who were among those who died as a result of that terrorist attack;

(iii) whether he admits that a serious injustice has been caused to those who were under the age of 18 at the time of that disaster due to the methodology specified by the Ministry to be followed in providing houses to the displaced families with its common criterion of considering as sub families;

(iv) if so, whether he would advise the recognition as a sub family those underage persons at the time of disaster who now live as a family, in selecting the recipients of houses for resettlement in villages that were under threat that is implemented under DPS/DD-3/ Housing Proj/2016; and

(v) whether steps would be taken to provide houses for those sub families?

(b) If not, why?

Asked Date

2017-06-07

Asked by

Hon. M. H. M. Salman, M.P.

Ministry

Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development & Hindu Religious Affairs

Legislature

Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka

Session

First Session

Question History

Answer

* සභාමේසය මත තබන ලද පිළිතුර:

* சபாபீடத்தில் வைக்கப்பட்ட விடை :

* Answer tabled:

(a) (i) No certain written details in this regard are available in the Medirigiriya Divisional Secretariat. Due to the said terrorist attack occurred in 15.10.1992, 172 people died and around 60 people were injured.

It has been reported that 307 persons at Akbarpura village and 330 persons at Palliyagodella village were displaced due to that attack.

(ii) It was reported that there is no list of names of the heads of households affected due to the attack at the Medirigiriya Divisional Secretariat.

(iii) No.

(iv) When providing houses to the displaced people, as per the criteria stipulated by the Ministry of Resettlement, houses have been provided to the identified subfamilies in 2016 and there is no provision under the institutional and legal regulations to grant provisions to the families which do not have enough details and legal evidence to confirm them as subfamilies.

(v) A special committee was appointed by the Polonnaruwa District Secretary to select beneficiaries and the report has been submitted. The Ministryof Resettlement has allocated Rs. 37.34 million to this Divisional Secretary's Division in 2017 to construct houses for them.

(b) Does not arise.

Answered Date

2017-06-07

Answered by

Hon. D. M. Swaminathan, M.P.