Lanka resettles over 1,000 Tamils in north

Sri Lanka has resettled over 1,000 displaced Tamils in their towns and village in the country's war-torn northern region.

The government yesterday resettled 1,161 displaced Tamils - 1093 persons (319 families) in Kondaweli DS Division and 68 persons (17 families) in Manthei- in Kilinochchi District.

Arrangements are also being made to resettle around 800 IDPs in Nedunkeni North and West today, officials said.

They said the Government was paying a great deal of attention to resettle all displaced persons.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has, meanwhile, appealed for funds to the tune of 23 million dollars l to assist the resettlement in the North.

The funding for the FAO emergency response plan aims to promote self-sufficiency and prevent further dependency on food aid for some 50,000 rural families returning to the northeast of Sri Lanka, a statement said.