Non-food items such as saree,sarongs,sarees under skirts, hygiene packs baby parcels ,bed sheets,sleeping mats,kitchen sets ,hurricane lamps,candles, plastic buckets and gerry cans were distributed to affected people in Anuradhapura ,Polonnaruwa and Matale districts on the basis of 300 pieces from each item for a district .2 million rupees was granted by the German Red Cross for the provision of cooked food to the affected.