Lifeline Daily Radio Show #181(30 September 2009)
Sixty orphaned children from Vavuniya have been brought to Colombo on an educational visit. The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau plans to train more youths in the north by establishing training centres there. The last group of 304 IDPs living in Batticaloa has been taken to Trincomalee and are being kept in transit camps until they are resettled.
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Last remaining IDPs in Batticaloa taken to Trincomalee
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60 orphan children in Vavuniya visit Parliament, zoo and museums in Colombo
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SLBFE to establish training centres in the north
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #180 (29 September 2009)
Displaced O/L students will be given special classes by a team appointed by Education Ministry. Meanwhile, 6,000 youths from Jaffna have been recruited to the police department and will be assigned to the north after training. In Vavuniya, IDP youths are being given vocational training. The government says that the transportation of fish from the east is being carried out without any problems.
- Government appoints special team to educate IDP O/L students
- 6,000 youths from Jaffna recruited to the police department
- Vocational training provided for youth in welfare centres
- Transportation of fish from the east being carried out smoothly
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #179 (28 September 2009)
UN Representative, Walter Kaelin, has called for the maximum possible resettlement of IDPs before the monsoon. In Vavuniya, tensions in the camps, following an escape attempt by IDPs, has been brought under control. Meanwhile in the east, 321 IDPs are to be moved to Trincomalee camps as part of the camp mobilisation process.
- Kaelin calls for resettlement of IDPs before the monsoon
- Tensions in IDP camp following escape attempt brought under control
- IDPs from Batticaloa to be sent to Trincomalee camps tomorrow
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #178 (25 September 2009)
A further 34 unaccompanied children in IDP camps are to be accommodated by the SOS organisation while in Ampara, selected elders from the Eastern province will be recognised and thanked for their service to the community on Elder’s Day.
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SOS to accommodate a further 34 unaccompanied IDP children
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Special function in Ampara to thank elders on October 25
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Lifeline Daily radio Show #177 (24 September 2009)
Jaffna farmers are being provided with money by the government in order to develop the economy in the villages. In the meantime, the commencement of civil administration in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu has been postponed due to the non-completion of demining activities.
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Jaffna farmers provided with funds by government
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Civil administration in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu postponed
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #176 (23 September 2009)
The registration of vehicles damaged in Vanni during the war is underway while in Vavuniya, IDPs, suspected of suffering from contagious diseases, are being admitted to hospital before the monsoon. Also in Vavuniya, a Child Focus Unit has been established in Zone 3, block 28 of Menik Farm, supported by UNICEF and Save the Children. Eastern Province Education Director, Thandayuthabani says that Rs.150 million has been allocated to the development of schools in resettled villages in the east.
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Registration of vehicles damaged during conflict in Vanni underway
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Child Focus Unit established by NCPA in Zone 3, Menik Farm
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IDPs suffering from contagious diseases admitted to Vavuniya hospitals
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Rs. 150 million allocated to development of schools in eastern resettled villages
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #175 (22 September 2009)
More than 600 IDPs belonging to 201 families, have been sent to Trincomalee from Vavuniya and are being housed in schools. In Jaffna, the fishing industry is seeing a gradual improvement after the relaxation of restrictions for fishermen. And UN Representative Walter Kaelin is expected to visit the country to assess the situation in IDP camps.
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More than 200 IDP families sent to Trincomalee
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Fishing industry develops in the north after relaxation of restrictions
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UN Representative Walter Kaelin arrives in Sri Lanka tomorrow
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #174 (18 September 2009)
A Peace March by three scouts from the south to the north ended after 24 days. Meanwhile, in Vavuniya, around 330 children with disabilities will showcase their sporting abilities at an event to be held on September 19 and 20.
- Peace march from South to North concludes after 24 days
- Children with special needs take part in Vavuniya sports meet
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #173 (17 September 2009)
The registration of births and deaths in IDP camps, currently being carried out, shows 302 babies were born during the first seven months of 2009. In Vavuniya, the education of 1,300 students in Periyapoovarasankulam is being conducted in shelters due to heavy rains while Paddalipuram school in Muthur East, is faced with a shortage of teachers. CEB has allocated Rs. 70 million to supply electricity to resettled areas in Mannar.
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More than 300 babies born in IDP camps during the first seven months of 2009
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Classes disrupted by rain at Vavuniya Periyapoovarasankulam school
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Shortage of teachers in Paddalipuram, Muthur East
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CEB allocates Rs. 70 million for electricity to resettled areas in Mannar
More than 300 babies born in IDP camps during the first seven months of 2009
There have been 302 babies born to IDP families from Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu during the first seven months of this year. The government has started registering births and deaths in camps and according to statistics collected by the Department of Registration of Persons, 140 babies were born to families from Kilinochchi and 162 to families from Mullaitivu.
The department has now established a branch at the Kadirgamar relief village said Additional District Registrar for Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu, Mrs Ananthi.
Shortage of teachers in Paddalipuram, Muthur East
Around 530 students in Paddalipuram school, Muthur East, face a shortage of teachers. Paddalipuram school Principal Sundara Moorthy said there were only 13 teachers for the students up to grade 11. He said there was a shortage of teachers for Tamil literature, English, Mathematics, Science and Sinhala and added: “The students studying here are from poor families. The teachers have to travel around nine kilometers everyday to school. We do not have facilities in our school. The school has 13 acres of land but we do not have the facilities to put up boundary walls around at least four acres.”
Eastern Province Education Director, Thandayuthapani said: “I know that there are transport problems in Paddalipuram village therefore we have started to construct hostels for the teachers. We have several other plans for the development of the school, which will be implemented soon.”
CEB allocates Rs. 70 million to provide electricity to resettled areas in Mannar
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has allocated Rs. 70 Million to provide electricity to the resettled areas in Mannar district. At present, electricity is supplied from Kurunegala. Kilot Upul Silva, an officer at the CEB Kurunegala branch said: “The electric pillars in Mannar have eroded because of the salty climate. We have introduced new technologies in Thiruketheeswaram to Tharavankottai areas to provide electric connection in a perfect manner.”
Classes disrupted by rain at Vavuniya Periyapoovarasankulam school
The education of around 1,300 children at Vavuniya Periyapoovarasankulam school was affected due to heavy rains yesterday with classes moved into shelters provided by UNICEF.
Deputy Director, Meteorology Department, SR Jayasekara said: “The monsoon will start from October and will continue till January next year.”
Coordinator, Disaster Management Centre, Vavuniya, Vairamuthu said: “We have already taken action to protect IDPs from flood, We have completed 80% of the drainage works within the Vavuniya relief villages.”
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #172 (16 September 2009)
Details are to be collected of around 4,000 IDP families from Vavuniya in order to process their release. Meanwhile, in order to speed up the resettlement process, the government has stepped up demining, having deployed more manpower and equipment, and is developing 35 villages in Vavuniya as a part of their programme to develop the North. In Manik Farm, IDPs are being educated about the prevention of TB.
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Details of IDPs from Vavuniya to be collected ahead of their release
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Development programme targets 35 villages in Vavuniya
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Government steps up demining activities with more manpower and machinery
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TB awareness programmes carried out in camps
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