The total number of IDPs has declined to 9, 287 as of today (July 27).

This number includes 9, 191 IDPs in Menik Farm Relief Village and 96 IDPs in Jaffna Ramavil transit camp.

The Government has resettled and released 271, 199 IDPs so far under its programme for the speed resettlement. The Government reunited the IDPs who were released for humanitarian reasons with their relations.

Accordingly, 233, 628 IDPs from Vavuniya, Mannar, Trincomalee and other districts have been resettled in their places of origin.

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