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Internal DisplacementInternal DisplacementInternal DisplacementInternal Displacement

North East Province,

Sri Lanka

Hon.Governors Residence, Trincomalee.

06thApril 2006


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Part I

Organization


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History of Displacement

This is a development after independence.

1956 Communal violence1958 Communal violence Around 20,000

1977 Communal violence 40,000

1983 Communal violence Over 1.7 Million with

extrados (to India alone

180,000)

1985 - 2002 Multipledisplacement

150,000 fleeing to India

Return, resettlement, repatriation, displacement were recurring

feature.


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Over a period of time from 1983, the welfare of IDPs have

been changing hand with the change of Governments and

concepts.

Organization of IDP activities:

In view of the complexity of the IDP related issues, multipleorganizations and stakeholders came into the scene.

Some organizations have become extinct and new onesreplaced.


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M/Child Development & Women Empowerment,

M/Constitutional Affairs & ational Integration, M/Defense,

Public Security, Law & Order, M/Disaster Management,

Major Organizations involved inthe IDP welfare at present:

M/Disaster Relief services, M/ Foreign Affairs, M/Justice &

Law reforms, M/Local Government & Provincial Councils,

M/Public Administration & Home affairs, M/Resettlement,

M/Samurdhi & Poverty alleviation, M/Social Services & Social

welfare,


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Organizations in charge of key welfare activities

REPIA (Rehabilitation of

Properties, Persons &

Industrial Authority)

Compensation for Persons &

properties and Reconstruction of

common properties.

CGES (Commissioner General

of Essential Services)

Emergency relief, security and other

elfare of IDPs.

Presidential Secretariat Monitoring of Programmes &

ational policy.

ational Steering Committees Higher level coordination in respect

of particular subject or projects.Provincial Coordinating

Committees

Coordination of RRR related

provincial programmes and

projects.

Cont


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Organizations in charge of key welfare activities

Districts Secretariats Identification, implementation &

monitoring of RRR projects, IDP welfare

related programmes and integratedprogrammes.

Divisional Secretariats Identification, implementation &

Cont

related programmes and integratedprogrammes at divisional level.

Village Rehabilitation Committees Identification, implementation &

monitoring of RRR projects, IDP welfarerelated programmes and integrated

programmes at village level.


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Part II

Policy Frame:

Government will continue to have its commitment on the

welfare of the IDPs.


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FoodQuantum:

Government provides food relief to IDP families whose

income is less than Rs.2500/- per month.

Maximum number of 5 persons are entitled in a family.

1. The maximum amount for a family or five for one week isRs. 315/-

2. Maximum of a family of 4 for one week Rs. 252/-





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Food Mode of Delivery

Multipurpose Cooperative Societies are the main vehicle of

delivery.


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Welfare of IDPs

1. Welfare of IDPs at Welfare Centres:

Maintenance of welfare centres tatchery, irrection of

huts, water, toilets, electricity, etc. are provided by

.

2. Welfare of IDPs outside the Welfare Centres:

Welfare of IDPs outside the welfare centers are attendedthrough formal rehabilitation and reconstruction

programmes and projects.


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Shelter

Shelter requirement has compounded with the additions due

to Tsunami damage.

Conflict affected housing need is 326,000 while Tsunami

affected housing need 300,000 (in the orth East 78,000).

Immediately after disaster temporary shelters are provided at

a cost of Rs.15,000/- or the IDPs are housed in common welfare

centres.

A core house for families less than Rs.2500/- income per month

with a plinth area of 500 SqFt is provided through a home

owner driven process.


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Shelter

GO contribution for Tsunami housing is available.

For conflict affected housing only around 91Mn US$ is

available (WB-75Mn US$, ADB-10Mn US$, EU-6Mn US$) foraround 35,000 housing units. This is around 9% of the total

need.

For Tsunami affected houses income sealing is not applicable.


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Displacement

5.1% of the Total Population of Sri Lanka is Displaced

Total: 972,533

Conflict Affected

470,077 persons in 241 WCc and with Friends and Relations.

Tsunami Affected

Presently 79,791 Displaced Families

502,456 persons in 320 WCc and with Friends and Relations.


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Impact of Tsunami in the orth & East

26 December 2004

Deaths 14,074

Injuries 14,651Missing 2,207

Affected families 175,281

Affected persons 683,845Damage/Destruction to houses 78,582

Displaced families 76,119

Displaced persons 299,103Welfare Centres 172

Recovery Cost for RRR US$ 1455 Mn


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Summary of Investment eeds

District Phase II Phase III Total US $ Mn

Gampaha 7.0 0.0 7

Colombo 4.0 0.0 4

Kalutara 8.2 1.9 10

Galle 13.3 14.1 27

Matara 6.8 37.9 45

Hambantota 5.3 13.2 18Ampara 5.1 16.5 22

Batticaloa 1.5 25.1 27

Trincomalee 8.2 10.7 19

Kilinochchi 1.9 8.0 10

Mullaitivu 1.6 4.3 6

Jaffna 1.5 3.9 5

Total 64 136 200


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Guiding principles of Internal displacement

Based on U guidance principles on IDPs. 1988

IDPs shall enjoy the same rights and freedom.

o discrimination on account of the status of IDPs.

Primary duty and responsibility lies with national authority.

IDP have the right to receive assistance from authorities.

o discrimination on the basis of language, religion, age or

disability.


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Mobility Freedom of movement of IDP is now relaxed.

Access to their productive assets & places of environmentaffected.

Possession of ational Identit Card is a need.

Inmates of welfare camps are now allowed to move for

employment from the camp.

Exit and entry of the border of the cleared and uncleared are

subject to checking.


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Summary of IDPs in Sri Lanka

ame of Province o. of IDPs

orthern 427,784

Eastern 246,932

orth Central 15,880

ort estern ,

Southern 159,316

Uva 58

Sabaragamuwa 114Central 410

Western 65,872

Total 972,533


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District wise Welfare centres

Conflict affected IDPs

District o. of Welfare

Centres

Anuradhapura 19

Colombo 01

Jaffna 60

Kilinochchi 33

Kurunagala 07

Mannar 06

Mullaitivu 15

Polonnaruwa 5Puttalam 81

Trincomalee 10

Vavuniya 11

Total 241


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District wise Population in Welfare centres

Conflict affected IDPs

District o. of Families o. of Persons

Anuradhapura 1006 4185

Colombo 86 344Jaffna 2197 8242

Kilinochchi 1753 7282

Kurunagala 77 341

Mannar 780 2799

Mullaitivu 569 2290

Polonnaruwa 62 261

Puttalam 8758 32501

Trincomalee 636 2395

Vavuniya 1905 7309

Total 17829 67949


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District Families Persons

Jaffna 6676 6777

Kilinochchi 407 1603

Mullaitivu 6007 22602

Trincomlaee 30545 72986

Batticaloa 15113 54817

Tsunami displaced as on 07-07-2005

Ampara 37899 81769

Puttalam 23 66

Colombo 6702 35343

Gampaha 308 1449

Kalutara 8134 34671Matara 2235 11666

Galle 24165 120561

Hambantota 2808 13266

Total 141022 457576

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