Mulativu GA Imelda Sukumar

Mulativu government agent say, "Today I saw 46 lorries of food going north. I met the WFP officials going with them.

Thirty of the lorries were for Killinochchi district while the other sixteen were going to Mulativu. There were other lorries carrying goods for sale".

She said that the supplies were temporarily stopped when Omanthai checkpoint was closed few days ago.

sufficient amounts of nutritious food

"At the moment we only have food supplies for fourteen days. But the government and the WFP had given assurances that food supplies will return" say the Government Agent.

In a report issued recently, the Amnesty International has said the food supplies to Wanni were not sufficient. They also said the displaced people were facing malnutrition due to lack of nutritious food.

"There is sufficient amount of nutritious food in the area. We have a good network for distributing food. It is working well. There is no reason to worry. We never had any shortages for weeks". The Government agent said.

still difficulties with shelter

When asked about the situation with regards to the supply of shelter for the Internally Dispalced People, Mulativu Government Agent said there are problems of supplying sufficient shelter material at the moment.

"Timber, Cadjan and metal sheeting are difficult to get. We are working with the government and the NGOs to supply shelter for the people. At the moment some are taking shelter in government buildings. We are making arrangements to provide enough long term shelters." Government Agent Imelda Sukumar told in an interview with BBC Sandeshaya.