Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, Nov 05, 2009
ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version
Google



Tamil Nadu
News: ePaper | Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Engagements |
Advts:
Retail Plus | Classifieds | Jobs | Obituary |

Tamil Nadu Printer Friendly Page   Send this Article to a Friend

Transport Minister inspects refugee camps

Special Correspondent

KARUR: Transport Minister K. N. Nehru inspected the Sri Lankan refugee camps at Rayanur and Irumbuthipatti in Karur district on Wednesday to assess the conditions prevailing there.

While 1,717 persons were living at the Rayanur camp, 614 refugees had been accommodated at Irumbuthipatti. The Minister, accompanied by Collector J. Uma Maheswari and other officials, heard the grievances of the refugees at the camps. Most of them sought improvement to basic amenities in the camps and improvements to their houses. Apart from this, they sought Indian citizenship, driving licences, assistance to self help groups, higher educational assistance and inclusion under the Kalaignar Health Insurance Scheme for Life Saving Treatments, a release said.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail



Tamil Nadu

News: ePaper | Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Engagements |
Advts:
Retail Plus | Classifieds | Jobs | Obituary | Updates: Breaking News |


News Update



The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription
Group Sites: The Hindu | The Hindu ePaper | Business Line | Business Line ePaper | Sportstar | Frontline | Publications | eBooks | Images | Ergo | Home |

Copyright © 2009, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu