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The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has released Rs. 2 crore for the rehabilitation of the primitive tribal communities in Andaman & Nicobar Islands who have been affected by the Tsunami waves, which hit the A&N Group of Islands. More funds will not be a constraint and would be provided if necessary.
A team of two officers have been dispatched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, who would visit the habitation of these primitive tribal communities to assess the damage first hand so that a proper relief package may be prepared for them. One of them is an anthropologist.
According to the latest information, the 5 primitive tribal communities are reported to be safe, including the Sentinelese with whom there is no contact and live in North Sentinel Island. They were sighted during the aerial surveys.
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