The resettlement of the internally displaced spearheaded by Special  Presidential Adviser and MP, Basil Rajapaksa,Chairman of the Northern Task Force today released 9900 internally displaced persons housed at the Menik Farm in Vavuniya to their hometowns,

These  IDPs were provided  transport through state buses to reach their homes by the authorities.

The hometowns they reach are now cleared of mines buried by the LTTE during the war period.

Among those released were 6838 to Jaffna, 2170 to Trincomalee, 683 to Batticaloa and 274 to Ampara.

Northern Task Force Head, Basil Rajapaksa, Ministers Risath Badiutheen and Douglas Devananda were present at this occassion where all IDPs left with smiles to reach their homes.