Appeal to elderly IDPs’ relatives

At a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat to monitor the progress of providing relief to the displaced persons of the North in welfare villages presided over by Senior Presidential Advisor, Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa it was decided to allow the, feeble and injured or sick elderly persons among the IDPs to reunite with their families or kinsfolk so that they could be taken care of by their families, senior official sources at the Presidential Secretariat said yesterday.

Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa said all possible relief and assistance should be given to especially the elderly among the IDPs who were either weak or sick and this opportunity afforded to their kinsfolk and wherever possible they should be allowed to go back to their families or the closest kinsfolk so that they would be looked after in their homes.

Persons who are interested in the welfare of the elderly among the IDPs could get further details from the Social Services Ministry Secretary V.Jegarajasingham on 011-2883525 or Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police, Northern Range, Nimal Lewke on 024- 2222227, they said. Read more ...