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Eastern province continues to suffer due to the lack of basic necessities
Alladin Hussein in Colombo,
January 12, 2004, 12.51 a.m..
Tamil National Alliance MP K. Sivajalingam today stressed that despite the Ampara district being the worst hit in the North East due to the Tsunami, authorities have taken very little interest in cleaning up the debris and disinfecting the polluted landmass for resettlement. “Tamils and Muslims living in Ampara have been affected very badly. The entire habitats present an eerie situation devoid of humans. The displaced people huddled up in the welfare centers are not being provided with adequate requirements, whether it be food or clothing. Starvation forces them to go out and beg for meals,” he noted.
He also alleged that in the Batticaloa town itself, the relief centers located in St. Michaels College and Chavukkadi have not received adequate day-to-day needs of the displaced housed therein. “To move out these unfortunate people from the paradigm of frustration, hopelessness and indignity, it is the international community and the NGO’s that need to step in fast and act, squarely facing the bureaucratic and political boulders,” Mr. Sivajalingam said.
Published: Tue Jan 11 13:53:04 EST 2005
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