Lady GA at the helm

Coordinating humanitarian assistance to the people in the Wanni, the Government Agent and District Secretary for Vavuniya, Piencia S.M. Charles set to work almost from day one to clear jungle areas on the instructions of the government to resettle the hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who the government had correctly envisaged would need accommodation in the aftermath of the conflict that raged in the northern part of Sri Lanka.

Expressing her feelings for these innocent victims of war, the GA said that nothing is overlooked as any oversight could cause a build up of issues that they are already grappling with. “The people in the relief villages express their needs, fears and anxieties – all natural aftermaths of a war anywhere in the world. My role is to fulfill these needs to the best of my ability,” she said. Read more ...