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Remaining number of IDPs dropped to 7,422

According to the newly released statistics, the total number of IDPs in relief camps were dropped to 7,422 as of today,(29 Aug).
Accordingly, 3,319 IDPs are remaining in Kadirakamar Zone-0 and 4,103 IDPs are in Anandakumaraswami Zone-1 in Menik Farm Relief Village, the Government Information Department revealed.
The Government has released and resettled 273,088 IDPs so far under its programme for speedy resettlement, it said.
235,517 IDPs accommodated in the relief villages in Vavuniya, Mannar, Trincomalee and other districts have been resettled in their places of origin.
Further, the Government released 27,720 IDPs for humanitarian reasons. They include the elderly, university students, infants with family members, pregnant women and foreign passport holders.
9,851 IDPs in the Jaffna District were also resettled in their places of origin, including Jaffna, Mannar, Vavuniya and Trincomalee.