TIRUCHI: All Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camps in the State are being provided with more amenities, said Transport Minister K.N.Nehru, here on Saturday (05/12/07).
Transport Minister K.N. Nehru handing over a free colour television set to a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee at Kottapattu on Saturday (05/12/09).
The Minister, who distributed free colour television sets, under a government scheme, to 230 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee families living in the Kottapattu camp here, said that Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi took immediate steps for providing more amenities and the government had sanctioned Rs.100 crore recently, of which Rs.55 crore would be spent for carrying out development works and Rs.45 crore for construction of new houses in refugee camps.
Mr. Nehru said the government had sanctioned Rs.11 lakh for carrying out electrical works in the Kottapattu and Vazhavandankottai refugee camps and the work would commence soon. He said a free health camp under the Chief Minister’s Varumun Kappom scheme would be conducted on December 9 in the camps. The Minister pointed out that photographs of all the families in the refugee camps would be taken on December 13 for issue of biometric smart cards under the Kalaignar’s Health Insurance Scheme for Life Saving treatments. He also distributed tricycles and hearing to five disabled persons. Later, he distributed free colour television sets to the beneficiaries at the Vazhavandankottai refugee camp.
Collector T.Soundiah, who presided over the function, said the government had ordered the provision of all facilities under the various government welfare schemes to the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in the State and pointed out that their rights would be safeguarded.
Tiruchi Mayor S.Sujatha, MLA K.N.Sekaran, District Revenue Officer V.Dakshinamurthy, Tiruchi Municipal Corporation Commissioner T.T.Balsamy, District Supply Officer T.Veeramani and others spoke.
Courtesy :
The Hindu
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