INDIA CONSIDERING RS 500 CRORE RELIEF FOR SRI LANKAN TAMILS
India is considering a Rs 500- crore aid package for Tamil Civilians displaced by the conflict between the sri Lankan Armed Forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The announcement about the humanitarian relief came a few hours after Tamil Nadu chief minister met prime minister Man mohan singh. “ a package of almost Rs 500 cror5e which will be required for rehabilitation is uner preparation. The details would be finalised by time India send its special envoys to Sri Lanka.
Earlier National security advisor m.K Narayanan and foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon had traveled to Colombo as special envoys and had discussed the situation. India believes their visit led to Sri Lanka stopping the use of heavy arms including artillery barrages and fighter bombing runs against Ltte fighters to avoid death of civilians who were being used as human shields by the militants.
The envoys are likely to re-iterate India’s request to Sri Lanka to urgently initiate the process of political reconciliation whose absence led to 26 year old civil war. India is already implementing a Rs 100 crore aid package announced by Dr Manmohan singh. In addition the Tamil Nadu government has also offered assistance worth Rs 25 crore. The components include shelters for the displaced family packs, medicines and de-mining assistance
Prof John Kurakar
India is considering a Rs 500- crore aid package for Tamil Civilians displaced by the conflict between the sri Lankan Armed Forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The announcement about the humanitarian relief came a few hours after Tamil Nadu chief minister met prime minister Man mohan singh. “ a package of almost Rs 500 cror5e which will be required for rehabilitation is uner preparation. The details would be finalised by time India send its special envoys to Sri Lanka.
Earlier National security advisor m.K Narayanan and foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon had traveled to Colombo as special envoys and had discussed the situation. India believes their visit led to Sri Lanka stopping the use of heavy arms including artillery barrages and fighter bombing runs against Ltte fighters to avoid death of civilians who were being used as human shields by the militants.
The envoys are likely to re-iterate India’s request to Sri Lanka to urgently initiate the process of political reconciliation whose absence led to 26 year old civil war. India is already implementing a Rs 100 crore aid package announced by Dr Manmohan singh. In addition the Tamil Nadu government has also offered assistance worth Rs 25 crore. The components include shelters for the displaced family packs, medicines and de-mining assistance
Prof John Kurakar
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