Wednesday , 26 December 2012
Due to the continuous rain falls and floods, four thousand and 400 persons from 230 families living in Chettikulam divisional unit had been affected was stated by Chettikulam Divisional Secretary S.Kamamalanathan.
All of them are sheltered in 15 evacuation centers and are maintained. They are provided with cooked food and distributed with essential items.
People from Aandiya Puliyankulam, Periyakattu, Kannatti, Piramanthan pond, Kaduventhapulavu, Kurukkal Puthukulam, Pawatkulam Unit 2, Pawatkulam unit 4, Muthaliyar Kulam, Chettikulam,Mugathaankulam, Christopher kulam, Neriyakulam, Chinnachippi kulam and Kanthasamy town area people were displaced and are living in evacuation centers.
People have returned to the native lands where water has subsided, they are provided with cooked food and currently due to continuous rains, there is an atmosphere that more people may move to safer areas was further mentioned by him.
Meanwhile Vavuniya District Government Agent Banthula Harichandra met the affected people and provided the necessary assistance.
