Lifestyle of IDPs in North enhanced: Rotary International

The living standards of over 3000 Internally Displaced Persons, who are currently residing at the Menik farm IDP Camp in Settikulam, had been considerably enhanced with the facilities and special care granted to them by Rotary International, amidst various organisations committed to do so along with the government.

Rotary International District 3220, Sri Lanka is a leading organization committed to uplift the lives of nearly 300,000 IDPs in these camps supervised by the government presently.

Addressing a special press briefing Rotary International District 3220 Secretary, Gehan Siribaddana, said that the government had permitted them to look into the welfare of 3800 IDPs. As a result, a 20-acre block of land was cleared with the assistance of the army to build temporary shelters. Five hundred makeshift tents were donated by District 3220 for the IDPs. Read more ...