Compensation for Salawa victims almost complete -  District Secretary

Compensation for Salawa victims almost complete - District Secretary

June 27, 2016   12:07 pm

Some 304 people whose houses and property destroyed during the Salawa armory explosion have received compensation, Colombo District Secretary Sunil Kannangara said.


The process will be ended within next few days, Kannangara added.


According to him, 76 government valuation officers are already engaged in valuations of the destroyed properties. 


The report prepared by these officers was submitted to the Divisional Secretary of Seethawaka. Nearly 654 houses and buildings have been reported as destroyed by the armory explosion.

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