Regional Transition of the Transitional House Construction and Livelihood Problem in Sri Lanka Affected by 2004 Sumatra Tsunami

Abstract eng:
On the 26th of December 2004 tidal waves struck the coastal areas in Sri Lanka, as well as other Indian Ocean rim countries. The Tsunami damaged five provinces in Sri Lanka and more than forty thousand disappeared or were killed within a short time. After the tsunami, the government of Sri Lanka provided three types of houses (emergency shelters, temporary houses, and permanent houses) for the victims according to their recovery stage. While the reconstruction of affected houses was regulated in coastal areas called “Buffer Zones”, the relocation of housing was implemented in housing reconstruction projects. This became a controversial issue because it was one of the reasons for the delay of housing reconstruction projects in some areas where affected victims were forced to remain living in temporary houses. The authors, who have studied the recovery process in Sri Lanka since the 2004 tsunami disaster, conducted field surveys in Trincomalee, a northern area of the country, in March 2006. The goal was to understand the recovery conditions and to obtain a data set of the construction status of the temporary houses for the RADA (Rebuilding and Development Agency). This paper presents the various regional differences in the temporary house construction transition and the livelihood problems of the victims, based on interviews as follows. First of all, it describes the process of the housing reconstruction project and the data status by the RADA. Secondly, it shows the regional differences, clarified by the data. Finally, it presents the livelihood problems of victims living in the temporary houses.

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