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(from 206 to 50 sites) and the shelter site population by 73% (from 2,997 to806 families). In the Trincomalee district, the total number of sites reducedby 77% (from 108 to 25 sites) and the population by 64% (from 1,205 to430 families).Chart 2: Closure of Transitional Shelter Sites - Eastern Province2502062001571501081007550515025Oct-05Aug-06Aug-07Mar-080AmparaTrincomaleeAll tsunami reconstruction stopped in the Northern Province in 2006 and has notrestarted. As there was no continuous, systematic monitoring programme in theWestern Province similar analysis on closures cannot be completed 7 . According tothe final TSST assessment conducted by UNOPS in 2007, the largest number offamilies still living in transitional shelter was in the Colombo district (Table 1) 8 .Table 1: Families remaining in transitional shelter sites (as of Aug. 2007)# ofsites# offamiliesColombo Kalutara Galle Matara H'tota Ampara Trinco Total19 9 19 16 8 75 25 1711,323 128 90 156 39 1,028 430 3,1947Some donor agency officials mentioned that as the country’s capital Colombo falls within the WesternProvince they were not allowed fund assessments here (Personal communication, 25 April 2007).8The tsunami-displaced population is highly mobile. These figures consider onlytsunami-displaced families living in shelter sites, not displaced families living with friends/relativesor in rented accommodation. The overall figure of how many families were displaced and howmany of them were considered entitled to housing are highly controversial.183