All IDPs will be resettled soon
Nadira GUNATILLEKE
The government will complete the resettling Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) shortly. The resettlement Ministry has resettled almost
97 percent of the IDPs in their native villages by October this year.
They were displaced soon after the 2009 humanitarian operation, Cabinet
Spokesman and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.
Addressing the weekly Cabinet press briefing held at the Government
Information Department Auditorium yesterday, Minister Rambukwella said
that on a proposal made by Resettlement Minister Gunaratne Weerakoon,
the Cabinet has decided to allocate Rs. 1,336 million to complete the
resettlement of remaining IDPs in their native villages.
Minister Rambukwella said that 1,687 families will be resettled in
the Mullaitivu district while another 1,272 families are to be resettled
in Muttur in the Trincomalee District.
Another 166 families are to be resettled in the Mannar District, with
the assistance of the Security Forces.
"Each family will be provided a core house with a permanent toilet in
addition to wells and other facilities," he said.
"Sri Lanka successfully resettled IDPs within a short time and
enabled IDPs to resettle in their original homes while some other
countries are still struggling with their resettlement programmes," he
added. |