Lanka rejects allegations, says resettlement prog on track

Brushing aside the "adverse propaganda" about condition of Tamil civilians in refugee camps, Sri Lankan government said on Tuesday that it was "fast progressing" with the rehabilitation efforts for the displaced people in the north.

"Amid allegations and adverse propaganda, Sri Lankan government is fast progressing with the resettlement of the displaced civilians," an official statement said.

"Consequently, the government announced a wide range of programmes in which it hopes to improve welfare facilities at camps (in Vavuniya, Mannar and Jaffna) where an estimated 300,000 civilian refugees are being housed," it said. Read more ...