Nearly 1.7 lakh Tamil IDPs have been resettled: Lankan Govt

T V Sriram
Colombo, Dec 5 (PTI) Nearly 1.7 lakh Tamil Internally
displaced persons (IDPs) have been resettled in their native
places, a minister has said, adding that the process of
rehabilitation is being hampered by the ongoing demining
operation in the country's northern part.

"A total of 1,69,938 IDPs have been resettled in their
native places within a short period providing them along with
provision of health, shelter, sanitary, education, water,
electricity and other facilities in their villages," Minister
of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe
was quoted as saying by the state-owned Daily News Friday.
The number of IDPs in welfare villages has come down to
1,12,062 from 2,82,000, he added.
Samarasinghe said the government will resettle most of
the remaining IDPs by December 31.
Presently 1,05,664 IDPs are in Vavuniya, 1,738 and 2,298
in Jaffna and Trincomalee respectively, he said, adding about
2,360 are receiving treatment in hospitals.
The resettlement process, however, depended on the
ongoing de-mining operation. Civilians in Kilinochchi and
Mullaittivu were awaiting the end of demining process to move
to their homes, according to reports. (More) PTI TVS
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