In pictures: Tsunami rehabilitation

Nearly a year after the tsunami hit southern Sri Lanka, a new community has emerged out of the ruins in Palana village on the Indian Ocean coast. With the help of the Belgian government, the Solideal Southern Coast Rehabilitation Trust, a local NGO, is building 50 two-storey houses - 20 of which are already complete.

Many families have already begun moving into the houses, while others are waiting to be handed possession in a few weeks.

Pictures and text: Sanjoy Majumder