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Social Services Department provided Rs. 100m for victims

by Nadira Gunatilleke

The Treasury has provided Rs. 100 million to the Department of Social Services to provide relief for the Tidal wave victims, said the Director, Social Services, Ms. Yamuna Chithrangani.

She said that arrangements have already been made to release funds for the District Secretaries of the affected districts. Rs. 1.5 million will be released for the Colombo District Secretary while another Rs. 1.5 million will be released for the Gampaha District Secretary.

Women's Empowerment and Social Welfare Minister Sumedha G. Jayasena has requested all District Secretaries to buy goods from any suitable institution and provide cooked meals for victims as soon as possible.

About 1000 tents have already been distributed among victims. Arrangements were also made to send 20000 loaves of bread to the Trincomalee district yesterday morning (27). C. C. F. Lanka, an NGO has donated Rs. 5 million worth milk powder, bed sheets and other children's needs responding to a request made by Minister Jayasena to the NGOs.

The Women's Empowerment and Social Welfare Ministry requests the public to hand over all donations to the Department of Social Welfare, 150 A, L.H.P. Building, Narahenpita.

The contact number is 2824890 and to the Donations Collecting Centre located at the Ground Floor, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla. The contact numbers are 2877377, 2887094 and 2877383.

Women's Empowerment and Social welfare Ministry Secretary Ms. Sitha Rajapaksa, Director, Social Services, Ms. Yamuna Chithrangani and other ministry officials are carrying out the relief program under the direction of Minister Jayasena.

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