Prime Minister has pledged to construct all houses that were fully or partially destroyed due to the fire at Salawa Army camp, Minister of Disaster Management Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said.
The fire erupted was brought under control as of Monday morning (06).
As many as 1,783 families had been affected by the major fire which broke out at the armoury of the army camp with some 1,120 people of 186 families still displaced and sheltered in the welfare camps at Padukka, Bopitiya and the Wataraka Schools.
It was also revealed that nearly 2,300 households were without water. The Army assured that all affected areas would be cleared up within 48 hours.
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