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Resettlement of IDPs at satisfactory level - Govt Defence spokesman and Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday said that the resettlement of IDPs was at a satisfactory level and 9,931 IDP had yesterday visited the areas they would be resettled in. About 3,200 had returned to their respective welfare camps by evening. "The IDP are provided buses from different camps to visit the villages where they will be resettled and this process will continue until they are fully resettled," he said adding that they are forced to return to the camps until the building of permanent structures for the was completed. One main reason for the delay in resettling them was that the areas they were to be resettled had been heavily mined and until demining was completed no one would be able to resettle there, he said. Government did not want any one of them to be victims of landmines and was worried about their safety, he said. Courtesy : The Island