Following a meeting held at the presidential secretariat with Key Line Ministers, Governor of the North and Provincial council secretaries, Government agents, Divisional Secretaries and security officials Mr Basil Rajapakse stated that,The Government has made all arrangements to provide relief to IDP’s those coming from Vaunia, Manner, Mulative , Kilinochchi and Jaffna districts, President’s Senior Advisor and Member of Parliament Basil Rajapakse said Saturday (17) at the Presidents Secretariat.
The Government has organized to set up Refugees welfare Centers in Menik Farm I. which has 150 acers Menik Farm II having 450 and Omanthai 150 acres respectively for IDP’s respectively .So far 778 families have been resettled and the Ministry of Resettlement and Disaster Management had already taken steps to make arrangements for 30.000 families in this regard.
People coming from un-cleared areas into Government controlled areas will be provided with cooked meals, dry rations, drinking water, health and sanitary facilities, electricity, cooking utensils, clothes, infant food and all other essential items. In addition they will also be provided with daily allowance of Rs 100/= for any of their miscellaneous needs.
