மீரியபெத்தையை துரத்தும் இயற்கை அனர்த்த ஆபத்து! குடியிருப்பாளர்கள் அவசரகதியில் இடமாற்றம்

பதுளை மாவட்டத்தின் மீரியபெத்தையில் மீண்டுமொரு பாரிய மண் சரிவு அனர்த்தம் குறித்து இன்று முன்னெச்சரிக்கை விடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இன்று மாலை நேரத்தில் மீரியபெத்தை பகுதியில் கொட்டிய பயங்கர மழையானது ஒரு மணித்தியாலத்துக்கு நூறு மில்லிமரிலும் பார்க்க அதிகளவில் பதிவாகியுள்ளது. இதன் காரணமாகவே அப்பகுதியில் மீண்டுமொரு மண்சரிவிற்கான அபாயம் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனையடுத்து அப்பிரதேசத்தில் வசித்த 70க்கும் மேற்பட்ட குடும்பங்கள் இன்று மாலை அவசர கதியில் பாதுகாப்பான இடங்களை நோக்கி இடமாற்றப்பட்டுள்ளனர். அத்துடன் வெல்லவாய- கொஸ்லாந்தை பிரதான பாதையின் மூன்று இடங்களில் மண்சரிவு காரணமாக தற்போது அப்பகுதிக்கான போக்குவரத்து துண்டிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஹல்தும்முல்லை , அமுபிடிகந்த, தியகல பிரதேசத்தில் வசித்த 60 குடும்பங்களும் மண்சரிவு அபாயம் காரணமாக இடம்பெயர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். கடந்த வருடம் கொஸ்லாந்தை , மீரியபெத்தையில் இடம்பெற்ற மண்சரிவு அனர்த்தம் காரணமாக சுமார் 30 பேர் உயிருடன் மண்ணில் புதையுண்டனர் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது. Source from Tamilwin.com website

Plantation community demand decent life, Land & Livelihood

Plantation community in the mid hill country are one of the most marginalized community in the country. Not a single perch ownership for them though they have been living in the same line room and the same state for generations.
Most of them do not have even a home for their decent living.
They have organized a protest today at Hatton demanding land, housing, respect, dignity and decent life. They are not happy with the new government proposal for Haritha Boomi land ownership with 7 perches land. Their demand is 20 perches land for their housing, home gardening, livestock development hence ensure food for the family. At tge same time there could be reforestration in their 20 perches land may be in the margin of the land which provide sustenance of water catchments and reataining water in the soil preventing soil erosion and tendency of land slides.
However, the plantation sector politicians are already agreed to 7perches land proposd by the government.
By Herman Kumara

Plantation Land rights meeting was held in Suva Piyasa in kandy

Plantation Land rights meeting was held in Suva Piyasa in kandy on 07th Feb 2015. more than 70 representatives from plantation community , civil organization leaders, Trade Union leaders and NGOs have taken part in the meeting. During the meeting all of the representatives agreed unanimously 20 perches land is compulsory  for each families in order to live a better live standard. and demand  for that in the future.

Hand bill on Plantation Land rights

Estate people protest for their land rights at Badulla in Sri Lanka

A demonstration was conducted by PA,NAFSO together with the civil societies, NGOs collectively on Meeriyabedda landslide issue and the ignorance  at the Badulla Town, in Sri Lanka .  200 people took part in the demonstration. Here protesters demands estate workers land rights. the major demands are: 1)Provide 10 perch land for housing 02) provide 10 perch land for home gardening 03) provide 1 acre land for agriculture 04) Estate workers should be brought to the local government structure 05) Demolish the ruling system which brought by British  in the plantation sector (at this moment the plantation communities are under the  Plantation management system) 06) plantation people land rights should be ensured.07) provide adequate house (private house)

These are the main demands put forward by the people.  people specially shouted that " we don't want up stair barracks as it is earlier.

karadiyan Aru village in batticaloa

this area people are suffering by severe constraints such as: lack of water , transportation,lack of Independence life,and unable to go out after 06.00pm due to the security reason of the governments etc.In this village, widows and disabled persons remain high due to severe constraints, many people have been disappeared, abducted and killed by unknown persons. many people have been living in the village for three decades but they don't have a land title for their land. this village people are farmers but thay don't have enough drinking water. there is only Tube well existing for their daily usage of drinking water.but this village people pay Tex for their agricultural land and residences. several times , villagers requested and put forward their needs the D.S. always says, "I will arrange" but till now , villagers don't have a enough water or even a deed/ title for their land.

Forced Eviction of Slave Island

The fundamental rights petition , A.A. Rahuman Beebee and 30 others vs the government of Sri lanka ,was filed in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka on the 18th of July 2008 and the petition was taken up on 18th July ,2008 itself. This case centres on the threatened forced eviction of informal settlers from Glennie passage , station passage ,at No.50 Garden and stuart street in Slave Island , Colombo-02.Sri lanka. The petitioners, some of informal settlers stated that they had been living in these houses since the 1960s paying all relevant taxes and their children were attending the near by schools. They alleged that the respondents had acted in violation of natural justice without proper hearing. The petitioners argued that their fundamental rights to equality to equal protection of the law, as is guaranteed and recognized under the constitution’s Article 12(1) were violated.