Abstract:
This paper investigates the progress of post disaster management process for the victims of
landslides in Badulla District. According to the Disaster Management Policy of Sri Lanka, it is
expected to recover the victims‟ life as soon as possible and adopt to normal life that they tasted
at before the disaster. Thousands of victims of the landslides in Sri Lanka are disgusted by the
slaw progress of recovery, and they are socially and economically excluded by this target less
post disaster recovery process.
On the 29th of October 2014, a major landslide occurred in Koslanda in the district of Badulla
resulting in deaths and displacement of a plantation community. There were about 830 people
who initially transferred to two evacuation centers in Koslanda Tamil School and Punagala
Tamil School. Later they were moved to a safer location in Punagala. In the same year and the
month, Rillpola landslide was occurred and 13 people died. There were 290 people in 60 families
290 who were evacuated to Weliwattha, and Katawaththa community centers.
Meeriabedda-Koslanda landslide is occurred in Haldummulla Divisional Secretariat Division and
Rilpola Landslide which is located in Haliela Divisional Secretariat Division in Badulla District
has been selected for case studies which were occurred in two years ago. To find the answers for
the research questions, both quantitative and qualitative research methods were applied. 40
families of the victims were selected as the sample and semi-structured questionnaire and semi
structured focused group discussions and key informant discussions were conducted to collect
the data and information. The results of the study has revealed that the victims of these two
landslides are still in temporary camp sites and their present life is in more unsatisfactory
condition than their previous life.
