Housing project in Manthai for 7,000 IDPs

Bandara VIPULASENA

Northern Governor Maj. Gen. G.A. Chandrasiri has directed all health officials in the North to safeguard the health of resettled families by taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of dengue, malaria and other epidemics during the current rainy season.

He made this directive at a progress review meeting of the resettlement program in Mannar, Vavuniya and Kilinochchi held at the Vavuniya ACLG office on Thursday. The Governor addressing the meeting directed officials to launch a housing project at Manthai west to facilitate the resettlement of 7,000 IDP families.

Special bus services from Jaffna to Paranthan (via Manthai) and Thunukkai and from Vavuniya to Mankulam through Thunukkai would be inaugurated to ease the transport problems of State officials and the public, he said. This will be in addition to the provision of 200 motor cycles for public servants in the North and trucks to transport goods and other provisions for the convenience of re-settled families. He also directed officials to be ready to launch the IDP re-settlement program in Killinochchi district next week. Chief Secretary V. Sivasamy, Killinochchi GA Mrs. Rupawathi Ketheeswaran and other officials attended the meeting.