By Tissa Gunatillake
The Mahaweli Authority has so far failed to issue deeds to the blocks of land occupied by the settlers, in the Mahaweli C Zone, who had been living there since 1982, Uva Provincial Minister Anura Widanagamage said.
This has caused problems to about 80 per cent of the 30,000 families who were settled in the Mahaweli C Zone, he added.
The settlers are not in a position obtain housing loans, build houses, obtain water service, electricity etc. due to not possessing deeds.
The settlers in the villagers of Girandurukotte, Batalayaya, Rathkinda, Agalaoya and Divapelessa have been severely affected due to this problem.
At a recent mobile service, held in the area, the State officials had assured the settlers that the deeds to their lands would be issued in two weeks, the villagers said.
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