Another eight Sri Lankan Tamils reach Dhanushkodi for refuge
Tamils who have no way to survive due to the shortage of food, and high inflation following the economic crisis in Sri Lanka are preparing to leave the island nation and enter India as refugees.
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Chennai, Aug 22: Eight Sri Lankan Tamils including three males, two females, two male children and a female child came to Dhanushkodi as refugees today early morning at 2 am, police said. The three families came from Jaffna, Talaimannar and Trincomalee, reported Q Branch Police.
The Q Branch is one of the CID (Criminal Investigation Department) wings of the Tamil Nadu police. The probe is underway and the Coastal Security Group Police is investigating the matter. Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is south-east of Pamban and is about 24 kilometres west of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka.
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has triggered an exodus of Sri Lankan Tamils to India, seeking for refuge. Increasing incidents of economic refugees, trying to escape a dire situation in economic Sri Lanka, reaching the shores of Tamil Nadu have been taking place lately. Earlier in March, three Sri Lankan Tamils were booked under various sections of the Indian Passport Rule and the Foreigners Act and remanded in custody following a Rameshwaram court order.
Tamils who have no way to survive due to the shortage of food, and high inflation following the economic crisis in Sri Lanka are preparing to leave the island nation and enter India as refugees. The economic crisis has particularly impacted food security, agriculture, livelihoods, and access to health services. Sri Lanka is one of the few nations named by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) which is expected to go without food due to the global food shortage expected this year.