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3 sourcesFeb 6, 2026

Rs. 5 mn housing aid scheme launched for Cyclone Ditwah victims

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that the objective of the present Government is to bring to an end the era

Hiru News - English•Feb 6, 2026
President initiates compensation programme for Kandy victims
By Hiru News English
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Summary

Industrialists with damaged machinery or premises will receive Rs. 200,000 to resume operations, while families with fully destroyed homes are receiving the first installment of Rs. Additionally, the President will oversee land allocation for families displaced from high-risk landslide zones later today at the Niyangoda School playground.

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People
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake4
  • Cyclone Ditwah3
  • Panwila3
  • Pathadumbara2
  • Panwila Divisional Secretariat
  • Visit Kandy
  • Mahaiyawa
Organisations
  • Central Provincial Council Auditorium4
  • Niyangoda School2
  • Mahaiyawa Underpass Bridge
  • President's Media Division
  • Grant Ditwah Compensation
  • Budget Circular 08/2025
  • Paragraph 14 of
  • Kandy-Jaffna
Places
  • Medadumbara4
  • Kundasale4
  • Kandy District2
  • Pathadumbara2
  • Kandy-Jaffna Road
  • Gatambe Flyover
  • Gatambe
Keywords
  • victims3
  • homes2
  • emphasised
  • initiates
  • partially
  • programme
  • awarding
  • ceremony
  • launched
  • projects

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  • Rs. 5 mn housing aid scheme launched for Cyclone Ditwah victimsNewsWire English·Feb 6, 2026
  • Compensation projects launch in KandyHiru News - English·Feb 6, 2026
  • Pres. to Visit Kandy to Grant Ditwah CompensationNews First·Feb 6, 2026
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