Re-settlement of IDPs in Kilinochchi district accelerated

The process of re-settling 20,000 IDP families in the Kilinochchi district is being accelerated following a Presidential directive. The Army too, had given its clearance last week. Power supplies are being restored to Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Oddisuddan and Nedunkerni from the national grid, Presidential Secretariat sources said.

Following a request made by Minister of Power and Energy W. D. J. Seneviratne, the Government set aside Rs. 1,500 million to restore supplies to the newly liberated districts in the North under the 180-day Uthuru Vasanthaya programme.

Chief Electrical Engineer of the CEB for the North Central Province, Priyantha Gunathilake said that with the restoration of supplies, the High Voltage lines are being drawn between a distance of 30 kms from Mankulam to Kilinochchi and 48 kms from Mankulam to Mullaitivu. Read more ...