370 people who were unable to return home and stranded in the Western Province due to the curfew, was allowed to return to their homes today.
In the first stage, a group of pregnant mothers, patients and children trapped in the Kelaniya Police Division was sent to their villages.
They were transported by SLTB buses under police protection.
The operation is being supervised by Senior DIG Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon.
Nearly 52,000 people have so far registered to leave the Western Province. Steps will be taken to send them home in a step by step process, Police said.
