Sri Lankan president says all IDPs in North resettled within 6 months

The Sri Lankan president said on Wednesday that all internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Northern province would be resettled within six months.

His remarks came during a discussion at the presidential secretariat on the continued displacement of Tamils.

The president has instructed officials to identify land and develop the necessary infrastructure in the North, the Colombo Page reported.

The meeting included Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs D M Swaminathan and the Northern province's governor, H M G S Palihakkara.

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