India built 250 Homes in Myanmar for Rohingya

Current context: Saurabh Kumar, Ambassador to Myanmar handed over 250 houses to the Myanmar Government for Rohingya when they return

• The project was signed in 2017 between India and Myanmar
• Under the agreement, the government of India had committed to spending $25 million over 5 years for rehabilitation of Rohingya
• The houses made can survive the earthquake and cyclonic storms and are of size 40 square metres each
• The 250 houses are made in the worst violence-affected areas of Nan Thar Taung, Shwe Zar etc.

About Rohingya:

• They belong to the Indo-Aryan ethnic group and reside in the Rakhine state of Myanmar
• Before the 2016-17 crisis, about 1 million Rohingya lived in Myanmar
• Since 2017, about 6 lakh Rohingya refugees have crossed the borders of Bangladesh and 40,000 to India

Question: 

Q.1 India has recently provided 250 homes for refugees to which country?
a. China
b. Maldives
c. Myanmar
d. Bhutan