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Rehabilitation of affected people on

By A correspondent

GOALPARA, Jan 10 � To tackle the unprecedented humanitarian crisis of the internally displaced people in the ongoing ethnic conflict between the Rabhas and the Garos, the district administration is working on a war footing to deliver basic relief materials and medical assistance to these people stranded at various relief camps.

Loni Borpatra Gohain, EAC in charge of the control room said that with the fresh arrivals from different conflict areas, the total number of people lodged in 37 relief and rehabilitation camps (under Balijana circle � 10 camps, under Matia circle � 20 camps and under Dudhnoi circle � 7 camps) till date is 34,412 and the amount of relief materials distributed so far � rice � 954.694 quintals, dal � 184.911 quintals, salt � 56.2833 quintals, mustard oil � 5628.33 litres including Cheera, gur, candle etc., besides a total of 13,822 blankets � under Balijana circle-3,718 under Matia circle � 7,000 and under Dudhnoi circle �3,104.

She further added that round-the-clock 10 Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) under the supervision of an expert medical team which arrived from Barpeta recently were doing a stupendous job and till now 4,800 people taking refuse in these camps were treated by them and 105 blood samples were also tested.

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