Collectors directed to submit reports on Sri Lankan Tamils in special camps
The Hindu
‘CM has instructed them to study the cases individually’
Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare, Gingee K.S. Masthan on Tuesday said the State had sought reports from Collectors about demand for release by Sri Lankan Tamils in special camps. Speaking to reporters here after inspecting refugee camps at Kottapattu and Vazhavanthankottai near here, Mr. Masthan said there were instances of Sri Lankan Tamils staging protests demanding their release from the special camps.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.