World Food program to help the displaced

Economic Development Ministry has taken measures to divide a consignment of food worth Rs 55 million received from the World Food Program among 525,300 displaced persons in the Eastern Province and Polonnaruwa District said a communique issued by the Government Information Department.

318,500 persons in the Batticaloa District 15,350 in the Ampara District, 40,000 in the Trincomalee District and 13,000 in the Polonnaruwa District have been displaced.

Accordingly, 405 MT of food items for the Batticaloa District, 190 MT for the Ampara District, 50 Mt for the Trincomalee District and 16 Mt for the Polonnaruwa District are being distributed at present.

In addition 25 MT of food worth US$ one million received from India on Friday (14) were handed over to Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa by Indian High Commissioner Asok K Kanthan. Employees in all public and voluntary organizations are working round the clock to serve the affected people the communique further said.