Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has announced that it has taken steps to resettle 3,000 more war displaced sheltered in the welfare camps in Wanni in August first week.
“All the arrangements are now in place to resettle the displaced persons,” said senior adviser to the President, parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa, at a special meeting at Vavuniya District Secretariat on Thursday.
He said the government planned to resettle these persons in 35 cleared villages in Wanni region beginning August and the government has completed the demining activities of those villages with the assistance of international groups and the United Nations. The government will provide the basic requirements including dry rations to those to be resettled,.
CommitmentHe reiterated his commitment to resettle at least 80 per cent of the IDPs prior to the December-end deadline.
Separately, the Air Force announced the commencement and schedules of domestic “commercial flight” to Jaffna, Sigiriya and Trincomalee.
Meanwhile, addressing a gathering of representatives of Women’s Organisations of the Moneragala District in the Uva province on Wednesday, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said he was prepared to appear before any Court on behalf of the military leaders.
“Some leaders were concocting stories against the military leaders. What the military leaders did was to heed my orders, as President of the country and the Commander-in-Chief.”
Internenews quoted Kilinochchi Government Agent as saying plans would start with 80,000 people being resettled in their native places. As per the Commissioner of Child Care and Probation Department, the reunification process of children with their parents is complete up to 50 per cent.
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