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Government tries to escape from resettlement programme
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Colombo News Desk CND on 21 June, 2010 02:51:00
 
The Minister made the statement in response to a question posed by us as to how
much would be allocated in the 2010 budget for the resettlement of civilians in
the North.
Fernando stated that food, housing and financial assistance would be provided by
the World Food Programme while cement, roofing sheets and agricultural equipment
would be provided by the Indian government. Other necessities of the resettled
are to be addressed by INGOs like Caritas, he said.