Uma Oya people’s struggle ends in victory

January 21, 2017

Members of about 15 families who have lost their houses due to Uma Oya project engaged in a protest campaign occupying the Divisional Secretariat on the 19th which prompted the Divisional Secretary and authorities to have a discussion with the JVP Member for Uva Provincial Council Samantha Vidyarathna.

The discussion went on until about 6.30 p.m. and the authorities agreed to grant all demands of the protestors.

Accordingly, 4 government houses would be given to the families who have lost their houses and to pay Rs.15,000 monthly for those who prefer to live in rented out houses.

They engaged in a protest campaign demanding alternate houses for the ones they lost for the project and threatened to live in the Divisional Secretariat if they did not get proper abodes to live in.

However, they terminated their campaign as their issue was solved amicably.