The total number of IDPs has declined to 10, 956 as of today (July 08), said the Chief Coordinating Officer of the Competent Office for the IDPs, Colonel Vadugodapitiya.

This number includes 10, 860 IDPs in Menik Farm Relief Village and 96 IDPs in Jaffna Ramavil transit camp, he added.

The Government has resettled 258,446 IDPs in their places of origin so far.

Accordingly, 220,875 IDPs from Vavuniya, Mannar, Trincomalee and other districts have been resettled in their places of origin.

Also, the Government has released 27,720 IDPs from all centers for humanitarian reasons. They include pregnant women, infants with family members, university students, elderly people (over 60 years), clergy, foreign passport holders and people with special medical conditions and court orders.

Furthermore, 9,851 IDPs in the Jaffna district have been resettled in their places of origin such as Jaffna, Mannar, Vavuniya and Trincomalee.