Cabinet Paper and Rs. 5 Mn Relief Pledged for Malaiyaha Cyclone Victims 🏠

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has committed to a special Cabinet paper to address reconstruction for the Malaiyaha community following the impact of Cyclone Ditwah. • Relief Package: Impacted families in plantation areas are to receive land and housing valued at a minimum of Rs. 5 million, matching provisions for other affected populations. • Key Demands: Civil society groups successfully pushed for the rejection of multi-storey housing, citing its unsuitability for the region’s plantation economy and culture. • Critical Issues: The meeting at Temple Trees highlighted systemic gaps in infrastructure, land rights, and the lack of Tamil language implementation in relief efforts. • Livelihoods & Equity: Discussions focused on rectifying irregularities and discrimination in aid distribution to protect the apparel & textiles and tea sector labor force residing in these regions. • Status: Based on provisional reports from the meeting; a formal media briefing by the Civil Society Collective is expected shortly to outline further pressure for full rights security.