Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian for Wanni district, Sivasakthi Ananthan told Sandesaya that displaced people called him in desperation and requested them to be moved to better shelter.

“They don’t have facilities to cook and living in tents has become impossible as the area is flooded”, said Ananthan.

He further said it is very unlikely that the government would be able to resettle the displaced within 180 days as pledged

Responding to concerns expressed, Minister of Resettlement, Rishard Badurdeen said that about thousand displaced people affected have been moved into another temporary accommodation within the camp.

“We have provided the displaced people with bread and we hope to resume cooking by tomorrow”, minister added.

Minister Badudeen said that the government has already started resettling the displaced and assured majority of them would be resettled within the 180 day time- frame as promised by the government.