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Over 1 million birth and marriage certificates destroyed by Cyclone Ditwa
By Indika Sri Aravinda
The Registrar General’s Department has confirmed that the birth and marriage registration certificates of over one million people have been destroyed due to the landslides and floods caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
Registrar General Mrs. Shashi Devi Jaldeepan said that mobile service programs have already been launched to issue new birth and marriage certificates to those affected. The Department estimates that more than half of the nearly 2.2 million people impacted by the recent disaster have lost these vital documents.
Under the initiative, registration certificates are being issued free of charge through a one-day expedited service in 22 districts affected by the disaster. In addition, efforts are underway to issue death certificates for individuals who died in the landslides and floods or remain missing.
Mrs. Jaldeepan highlighted that the mobile service program is also being implemented in some areas under the government’s “Clean Sri Lanka” program. The Commissioner General of Essential Services is providing necessary support for the issuance of certificates, and in certain instances, non-governmental organizations are assisting as well.
So far, the mobile service program has been carried out in Kottawa and Kandy districts. District Deputy Registrars are currently collecting data on people who do not have birth and marriage certificates.
Mrs. Jaldeepan further said that the Department aims to complete the issuance of these certificates before the end of January next year.
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