Over 88,600 Northern families resettled - minister
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Industry and Commerce Minister Risard Bathiutheen and Northern
Province Governor Maj. Gen. G.A. Chandrasiri presiding over a
progress review meeting of the resettlement programme held at
the Vavuniya District Secretariat recently. Picture by Bandara
Vipulasena, Vavuniya Central special corr.
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Bandara Vipulasena Vavuniya Central Special and Bandula Seneviratne -
Vavuniya North Group Correspondent
The government has completed the resettlement of 88,666 displaced
families in the North to-date. This was revealed at a progress review
meeting held at the Vavuniya District Secretariat presided by Industry
and Commerce Minister Rishard Bathiutheen and Northern Province Governor
Maj Gen. G. A. Chandrasiri on Monday.
Minister Bathiutheen said the resettlement of such a large number of
families within a very short time after ending the conflict is a great
victory achieved by the government. He said the number of families
resettled districtwise in the North is Mannar - 18,273, Mullaitivu -
4,373, Vavuniya - 11,291, Killinochchi - 4,859 and Jaffna 49,870.
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