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The
Indian
mission
had been
informed
of a
second
consignment
of 2,600
metric
tonnes
of
galvanised
corrugated
sheets
valued
at $2.65
million
to be
used to
build
shelters
for the
IDPs in
various
relief
villages,
reported
'The
Hindu'.
India
had
delivered
the
first
consignment
in
August,
2009.
The
Hindu
further
reported
that
India
would
send two
more
teams to
speed up
the
de-mining
process,
in
addition
to the
four
teams
operating
in
various
areas.
India
had also
agreed
to a
grant of
50,000
individual
packets
of
agricultural
equipments
for
distribution
among
the IDPs
who had
been
sent
back to
their
villages
in the
Northern
and
Eastern
Districts
from the
relief
camps,
the
statement
added.
It
further
said
that the
kit
consists
of basic
digging
equipments
to help
individuals
in the
resettlement
process
and
contribute
to the
revival
of
agricultural
economy.
In an
earlier
installment,
India
had
financed
the
procurement
of
20,000
packets
of
agricultural
equipments.
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