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PROJECT GALLE – LEAD AGENCY FOR DRAINAGE/CAMP UPGRADES
A large number of the tsunami IDP settlements in the Southern Province suffer from problems caused by inadequate drainage. Existing surface water, monsoon flooding, and overflowing sewage has led to unpleasant and hazardous living conditions for thousands of tsunami survivors.
Many families are also currently living with no access to sheltered kitchen areas and must cook and sleep in a single room. Community areas for group meeting and basic community interaction are also absent in the majority of settlement sites. Many sites have no waste management system of any kind, no areas for children’s recreation, poor quality roofing, inadequate privacy in areas used for bathing and poor or inconsistent access to drinking and washing water.
Under an agreement made with UNOCHA, Galle district WATSAN committee and other relevant agencies, PG05 have been made ‘lead agency’ for drainage within Galle district. Project Galle 2005/6 with technical assistance from UNICEF and other relevant groups intend to complete all drainage and upgrade works within the transitional shelter sites, allowing them to exceed the minimum SPHERE standards, and therefore improve the standard of living for the settlement communities.
The project consists of two field teams capable of finding, evaluating, and rectifying surface water problems. Using a range of drainage and water management solutions the project would create a sustainable system to effectively eliminate the inconveniences and dangers associated with flooding and stagnant waters.
These same field and labor teams will work in conjunction with the drainage project in order to create as comfortable a living environment as possible. By addressing a variety of problems on a case by case basis it is hoped that transitional settlements can be made not just safer and more comfortable, but genuinely livable for the expected time span of habitation.
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