The authorities in charge of the northern IDPs closed the Zone-2 welfare centre of the Menik Farm relief village in Vavuniya yesterday (22 Nov) due to the completion of resettlement of IDPs sheltered there.
With the closure, there are only four zones remaining in Menik Farm currently sheltering IDPs.
855 IDPs who were sheltered in Zone-2 are being resettled in Theravil, Pudukudirippu in Mullativu, the Chief Coordinating Officer of the Competent Office for IDPs in Vavuniya said.
Currently, the total number of IDPs in Vavuniya relief villages has dropped to 16, 531 as of yesterday (Nov. 22). This number will be reduced to 15, 676 by tomorrow after resettling the batch of 855 IDPs in Theravil.
Including the 1158 IDPs remaining in Jaffna, the total number of IDPs remaining in the North is 17, 689, the Ministry of Resettlement said.
Following is an illustration of the remaining IDPs from August 2009 to November 22, 2010:
IDPs in relief centers
(August 2009 to November 22, 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 22. 2010 17, 689
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Each figure  represents 10,000 IDPs Each figure  represents 1000 IDPs
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