The latest influx of IDPs from Oddusuddan and Keppapulavu are occurring in the Mullaithivu district.

Though

the IDPs newly arriving bring whatever shelter material they can to put

up a temporary shelter, the restrictions on shelter material imposed by

the Sri Lankan Government is starkly visible in the new IDP settlement

in Puthukudiyiruppu. Most of the newly arrived IDPs say that they have

so far not received any assistance from anyone. Imelda Sukumar,

Government Agnent for the Mullaithivu District describing the recent

increase in IDPs in her District said that 216, 195 people are

displaced in her district. She added that the displaced people are

staying in very crowded areas and that the roads are in very poor

condition due to the recent floods. People are facing great

difficulties even in undertaking short journeys to the shops and

schools she said.

She expressed concern that the IDP size is going to get bigger worsening their plight.