Indian High Commissioner Alok Prasad yesterday handed over to the UN Resident Representative Neil Buhne, the fourth consignment of relief goods from India meant for the IDP population in northern Sri Lanka. The 600-ton consignment, which arrived in Colombo on August 8 and valued at over USD 3 million is a symbol of India's continuing concern for the welfare of the IDPs, said a press release issued by the Indian High Commission yesterday.
The consignment consists of more than 600,000 packages of grocery items, utensils, plastic mats, clothing materials including children's clothing, footwear, jerry cans and personal hygiene items. Almost all the items in the consignment are sufficient to cover the needs of 80,000 families, i.e. nearly the entire IDP population in the north. Read more ...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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