NAZRAN. Dec 3 (Interfax-South) - Tent camps continue to be dismantled in Ingushetia as refugees return to Chechnya, Alaudin Khisimikov, a senior official in the migration department for Chechnya and Ingushetia, told Interfax on Tuesday.

In November 2003, a total of 292 families, or 1762 people, returned to Chechnya from Ingushetia and 47 tents were dismantled.

The Alina temporary settlement center in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya in Ingushetia's Sunzhen district was closed on December 1. This measure was authorized by a resolution issued by the Russian Interior Ministry's federal migration service on November 17. The same document also allocates extra funds to finance the transfer of internally displaced persons to their new homes in Chechnya and Ingushetia, Khisimikov said.

Residents of "Alina" refugee camp to be relocated

INGUSHETIA, December 2, Caucasus Times - Tents in "Alina" refugee camp are being dismantled, residents of the camp located in Ordzhonikidzevskaya village of Sunzhensky district of Ingushetia to be displaced to other camps in the republic, the Migration control department officials said in the interview with the Caucasus Times correspondent.

Since the residents of "Alina" camp, at least 1.000, have moved to Chechnya recently, the camp was doomed to be pulled down. As of now, there are over 40 tents remaining in the village. In the next two days, the residents should be relocated to "Satsita" camp nearby, the department said.

The officials pledged they did everthing possible to ensure the refugees their elementary needs so they would not have complains. "The refugees should be relocated yesterday, but the administration preffered not to disturb them, until they facilitate the move to "Satsita" camp, and all utilities would be installed in their new homes. Besides, the refugees will be supplyed with the new tents," an unnamed employee of the Migration service department said.

Malika Suleymenova, Caucasus Times, Ingushetia