The authorities in charge of the northern IDPs closed the Zone-4 area of the Menik Farm relief village in Vavuniya today (9 Nov) with the resettlement of IDPs sheltered there.
Accordingly, six hundred IDPs who were sheltered at Zone-4 were resettled in Mamule today which reduces the total number of IDPs in Vavuniya to 16, 625. With the closure of Zone-4, only 4 welfare centers remain in Vavuniya, the Chief Coordinating Officer of the Competent Office for IDPs in Vavuniya said.
Including the 1158 IDPs remaining in Jaffna, the total number of IDPs remaining in the North is 17, 783, the Ministry of Resettlement said.
Following is an illustration of the remaining IDPs from August 2009 to November 09, 2010:
IDPs in relief centers
(August 2009 to November 01, 2010)
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IDPs in relief villages in Vavuniya, Mannar, Trincomalee & Jaffna
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August 2009
2, 42, 318 |
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December 2009
1, 11, 270 |
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May 2010
62, 627 |
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September 2010
23, 352 |
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October 19. 2010
18, 799 |
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November 01. 2010
18, 380
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November 09. 2010 17, 783
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Each figure  represents 10,000 IDPs Each figure  represents 1000 IDPs
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