Abstract:
Landslides are natural disasters that unfortunately unavoidable. Many countries
around the world are facing a landslide disaster from time to time and they face
difficulties with massive challenges after passing through such disaster. As a
developing nation, it is also common in Sri Lanka. In line with that one of the massive
landslide which occurred in 2016 at Samasarakanda. Now three years passed
therefore it is time to verify are the remaining people adjusting their lives after the
displacement with efficient post disaster management strategies. Accordingly, the
main objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of post-disaster
management practices in Aranayake. This study was conducted in “Senehe Siyapatha
Gammanaya” in Wasanthagama. A convenient sampling method was used to select
30 affected people considering their level of exposing. Both primary and secondary
data were collected for this study. Required Primary data collection was based on
field observations, interviews, and a semi-structured questionnaire. Secondary data
were collected from related institutions and literature. The study found that Dialog
Axiata and Rhino Roofing Products Ltd were the major contributions to relocate their
lives permanently in Wasanthagama. It also revealed that most of the victims lost
their agricultural livelihoods such as Paddy, Rubber, Tea, Banana, Clove, Pepper, etc.
As a result, now the trend to self-employment. Further revealed that passed three
years the rehabilitation process is satisfactory in both government and nongovernment
fields but there is no rehabilitate strategy in present-day lives. Public
perception about post-disaster management mechanisms demonstrated that 47% of
peoples are not satisfied with their current situation. Accordingly, findings of the
study suggest that management strategies should be strengthened with the
government, non-government and voluntary aids and support withal it will be a better
solution when government or non-government institution introduces alternative
income-earning activity such as a garment factory closely their households.
