Efforts to ensure 50,000 people in camps go home: UP Govt

Uttar Pradesh government today said efforts were on to ensure that around 50,000 people living in relief camps in riot-hit Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts return home.
In the wake of Muzaffarnagar communal violence, around 50,000 people had left their homes and were living in 58 relief camps, Secretary (Home) Kamal Saxena told reporters.
He said 26,000 lived in camps in Muzaffarnagar and 15,000 in Shamli.
Saxena said that to motivate people to return to their homes, Saharanpur Commissioner has been nominated as the nodal officer. He has been entrusted with the task of their rehabilitation.
He said assistance of prominent persons was also being taken and meetings of peace committees were being held to instill confidence among the people.

Saxena said government has announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh to those providing information regarding persons spreading rumours through media and social sites and Rs 5 lakh would be given for facilitating arrests.