Abstract:
Fifteen districts were affected by floods and landslides in Sri Lanka due to the heavy rains in southwest monsoon during May 2017. The floods in Baddegama DSD were severe than the previous years and affected the livelihood of the people. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the economic impact of 2017 floods in Baddegama divisional secretariat division (DSD) in Galle district and to analyze the damage occurred due to floods in 2017 and corresponded satisfaction level on damage compensation payments received by the respondents. A sample of one hundred fifty-two flood affected households from twenty-five affected Grama Niladari Divisions (GNDs) were selected (15% of the affected population) according to the stratified sampling technique.
