The first ever re-settlement city for Sri Lankan displaced persons fully funded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was opened on January 13 in Mannar.
The new facility goes beyond being a mere group of new houses to integrate many infrastructure facilities of a small city.
“UAE has been a longstanding friend of Sri Lanka. The ruler of UAE Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and especially UAE’s Charitable Donor Abdul Rahim Fateh Ali Abdul Al Khaja hve extended their hands of friendship to the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) of Sri Lanka” said the Minister of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons & Cooperative Development Rishad Bathiudeen .
Minister Bathiudeen was addressing the launch of 120 house-Sheikh Zayed resettlement city for IDPs. Bathiudeen was joined by IDPs and representatives of UAE Donor Abdul Al Khaja.
Sheikh Zayed City is not just a collection of only 120 new houses for the displaced but has a shopping complex, community hall and a mosque, all of which were given by Abdul Al Khaja on Minister Bathiudeen’s personal appeal on behalf of the IDPs to UAE’s Donor Abdul Al Khaja.
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