Impede land impounding and resettle people. Mawai appeal from Land Minister.

Immediately suspend the land confiscation in the Waligamam north and east regions and take action to resettle the people of that area in their native lands was the appeal forwarded by Tamil National Alliance Jaffna district parliament member Mawai Senathiraja to Land and Land Development Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakone.

The land confiscation posters were displayed yesterday at Waligamam north according to your instruction. Therefore take immediate attention on this issue, and cancel the above notification, resettle the people in their native lands was an entreaty forwarded by Mawai from Land Minister

Tuesday , 23 April 2013

6,381 acres of lands grabbed by forces. Official notice displayed yesterday.

Six thousand and 381 acres of lands affirming ownership with respective deeds located in the Waligamam north, Waligamam east divisional secretariat divisions were confiscated by military and concerning this official notice was yesterday displayed.

 

The directive was signed by A.Sivaswamy, Land Acquisition officer attached to Land and Land Development Ministry Jaffna district, emphasized that the  directive is issued under the  land impounding law (ch.460)2nd item.

 

Grama Sevaka officials and undergraduates left the Tellipalai divisional secretariat in the morning at 8.30 a.m, and were transported to military vehicle near Mawittapuram junction closer to high security zone periphery.

 

These officials were engaged in displaying directives concerning land impounding in the respective localities. 

 

The directive emphasized that this activity is processed to handover lands from the high security zone areas, the Palaly and Kankesanthurai to the Jaffna defense forces headquarters in the equitable manner.