ROHINGYA

July 14, 2019

On July 9, Government of India handed over 250 completed pre-fabricated homes to the Myanmar government for use by the Rohingya refugees when they return.

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  • The project is part of an agreement signed by the two governments in 2017, under which the government of India had committed to spending $25 million over five years. 

  • The Myanmar government has also handed over a list of 21 other projects that it wants India to fund as part of the agreement, including the construction of small villages, culverts and school buildings. 

  • The 250 houses, built in three clusters, are in the Shwe Zar, Kyein Chaung Taung and Nan Thar Taung areas that saw some of the worst cases of violence and burning of thousands of homes. 

  • However, there are no signs yet that the Rohingya will return at any specific date. 

Source : The Hindu