MK allots Rupees 12 crore for Lankan Tamil refugees

Chennai, Nov 2 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today announced allocation of Rupees 12 crore to improve basic amenities in 115 Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee Camps in the state and directed his ministerial colleagues to visit the camps and submit a report on the prevailing conditions there by November 10.

Mr Karunanidhi made the announcement after chairing a high-level emergency meeting at the State Secretariat here after a magazine published an article with photographs on the appalling conditions in the camps.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Backward Classes Minister K K S S R Ramachandran, who is in charge of refugee camps, said the Chief Minister directed the Ministers and District Collectors to visit all the camps, get a first-hand account of the prevailing conditions and submit a detailed report to the government by November 10.

The Collectors were also directed to interact with the refugees to know their requirements.

--UNI

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