Gota orders army to take control of relief centres for displaced Upcountry Tamils

The Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered the Sri Lankan military to take "full control" of the relief centres opened up for Upcountry Tamils displaced by the landslide which affected the Meeriyabedda estate in Badulla district on Wednesday.

The army will control the feeding, health and "entire management" of the displaced victims, reported Colombo Page.

Lieutenant General Ratnayake visited the Koslanda Sri Ganesha Tamil Vidyalaya and the Poonagala Tamil Vidyalaya centres.

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