SL Tamils complain of leaky roofs, seek tarpaulin sheets

RESIDENTS of the rehabilitation camp for Sri Lankan Tamils at Perumalpuram complained to M Vallalar, Commissioner of Rehabilitation and Welfare of Non-Resident Tamils, who visited them on Sunday that their dwellings are leaking and urged him to take steps to cover the roofs with tarpaulin sheets until the newly sanctioned houses were built.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Tirunelveli

According to officials, 46 Sri Lankan Tamil families are residing in the Perumalpuram camp and many of them work as construction labourers or run small shops to sustain themselves. The residents said they are living in cramped spaces inside dilapidated bu