Involuntary Displacement and Resettlement — Policy and ... - CEPA

Table 5.8: Number of rooms per housePre-tsunamiCurrentNo. of rooms/houseNo. ofNo. ofPercentPercenthouseshouses1 27 16.9 7 4.42 73 45.9 99 62.363 26 16.4 32 20.14 16 10. 15 9.45 11 6.9 2 1.3More than 5 6 3.7Not responded 3 1.9Total 159 100 159 1005.1.2.3 Housing designThe majority of households, 63%, feel that they have better designedhouses, while 10% feel there is not much difference. 26% feel that they areresettled in poorly designed houses when compared to their previous ones.The major issue related to housing design was the inappropriate kitchendesign. Households surveyed in all six districts mentioned the kitchen designwas not appropriate for wood fires. In addition 43% of the householdscomplained that the kitchen was too small. As shown in table 5.9, themajority of the households use biomass for cooking. The socio economiccondition of the beneficiaries has not been taken into consideration indesigning the kitchens. The use of biomass in a small kitchen with littleventilation and no chimneys results in indoor pollution, with a detrimentaleffect on the health of the household, especially women and children.94