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Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 7.18 GMT |
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Over 40,000 IDPs being resettled in 4
Northern Districts |
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The
resettlement
process
of
Internally
Displaced
Persons
to
former
LTTE
controlled
areas in
Vavuniya,
Mullaitivu,
Mannar
and
Kilinochchi
began
this
morning,
(Oct
22). A
total of
41685
IDPs
have
begun
the
resettlement
process
in these
Districts.
Under
this
process,
8643
persons
of 2583
families
will be
resettled
in
Vavuniya
District
while
6631
persons
from
2644
families
will be
resettled
in
Mannar
District.
16394
persons
of 4415
families
will be
resettled
in
Mullaitivu
District
and
another
group of
10017
persons
of 2453
families
will be
resettled
in
Kilinochchi
District.
Meanwhile
the
government
has
taken
many
actions
to
assist
the IDPs
to
resume
routine
activities.
Almost
40,000
children
are
attending
classes
in
welfare
centers
and that
the
government
had
facilitated
1,187
students
to sit
the GCE/
Advanced
Level
examination
in
August
this
year of
which
166 were
LTTE
surrendees.
This
clearly
reflects
the
emphasis
the
Government
had
placed
on the
long
term
welfare
of the
IDPs.
A
notable
progress
has also
been
made in
the
health
sector
with the
reduction
of
annual
mortality
rates to
only 4.4
per 1000
in the
welfare
centers
in
Vavuniya,
which is
compatible
with any
other
part of
the
country,
symbolizing
the
significant
achievement
in
stabilization
of the
health
facilities
for the
IDPs.
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