IDPs of Zone 2 welfare centre in Vavuniya resettled [November 24 2010]

The Zone-2 welfare centre of the Menik Farm in Vavuniya has been closed down as the IDPs sheltered in the centre have been resettled.

A total of 855 IDPs who were sheltered in Zone-2 are being resettled in Theravil, Pudukudirippu in Mullativu.

With the closure, there are only four zones remaining in Menik Farm sheltering 15, 183 IDP now.

According to the Ministry of Resettlement, only 6529 IDPs remain in Kadirakamar relief center while 6677 IDPs remain in Anandakumaraswami Zone 1. Two batches of IDPs; 930 and 2395 are remaining in Ramanadan and Arunachalam in zone 4 and zone 3 in the Menik Farm relief village. Out of these 10, 923 IDPs are moving freely outside camps.