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Relocation of 307 households in Elgon zone landslide prone areas scheduled for April.

24 March, 2023
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The government of Uganda is set to relocate up to 307 households, in landslide-prone areas, to protect them against the effects of the expected floods this rainy season.

 


The relocation is expected to start next month in Bugisu region under the Bulambuli resettlement programme.  The program, launched in 2019, will benefit up to 7,200 people.

 

Addressing journalists in Kampala, Davinia Anyakuni, the state minister for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees, said that due to the ongoing rain season, flooding and waterlogging are expected in the low-lying areas, and on mountain slopes.

 

To reduce the effects of these problems, the government has devised several measures which include the implementation of direct money transfers to landslide victims in the Mt Elgon region, which is dubbed as "Give Direct." The minister also says that government has finished the construction of 305 houses into which the victims are set to be relocated come next month.

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