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Friday, November 13, 2009 - 11.34 GMT

Figure of IDPs reduced further

 
The total number of IDPs remaining in welfare villages in the North and East is down to 143161 as of today (13). The total remaining in Vavuniya welfare centres is 132748, stated the Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights, Mahinda Samarasinghe at a press briefing today.

It is a significant improvement from last week when the figure of the total number of IDPs was over 153,000. The Minister said that resettlements are taking place every day.

24 flailing machines are used as of today for the de- mining process where 19 of them were purchased through government funds.

The IDPs are resettled only after ensuring that de- mining is completed while infrastructure and security is established.

Minister Samarasinghe added that a sixth person- Mr. Anura Meddegoda, has been appointed to the independent committee which is set up to comprehensively examine and provide recommendations with regard to the report by the US Department of State to the Congress on "Incidents During the Recent Conflict in Sri Lanka".

Mr. Meddegoda is a senior lawyer and a former State Counsel.






 
 
   
   
   
   
   

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