More essentials off to North this month
by Ananda KANNANGARA
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A UN convoy carrying food leaving Vavuniya. Reuters |
Another 100 lorry loads of essential food items will be sent to
Mannar, Vavuniya, Mulativu and Killinochchi this month, Disaster Relief
Services Minister Rishad Bathiudeen told the Sunday Observer yesterday.
He said the food items included dhal, flour, sugar, cooking oil and
rice. Fifty one food convoys were sent to the Wanni district on
Thursday.
"Although we sent sixty lorries with essential food items to Wanni
following a request made by the United Nations World Food Programme, few
lorries were held at the Omanthai security checkpoint due to security
reasons," he said. He said his Ministry had taken steps to send the food
items to the Wanni district after obtaining permission from the security
officers. The Minister also informed the security personnel and
authorised persons to supervise the distribution of food items to ensure
it reached the destination.
Minister Bathiudeen also confirmed that in addition to food supplies,
steps had been taken to provide shelter to those who had come to the
Wanni district.
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