Report on Reconstruction Condition in Sri Lanka affected by 2004 Sumatra Tsunami

A Case Study of Galle, Matara, and Hambantota as of 2005 November

Abstract

After 2004 Sumatra Tsunami, Urban Development Authority (UDA) of Sri Lanka announced "Physical Planning Guidelines and Project Proposals for the Vulnerable Coastal Zone of Sri Lanka" in January 2005, which contains rebuilding regulations in Coastal Conservation Zone (CCZ). However many arguments have been made from the different viewpoints. The authors conducted field surveys and interviews with residents in Galle, Matara, and Hambantota to grasp building reconstruction conditions as of November 2005. This paper reports the field surveys of about 3,000 affected buildings in six case study areas and shows that each affected area has different own problems according to damage impact and regional characteristics.