Army cultivates in peoples properties. Waligamam north people in pandemonium. letdown from resettlement.

Thursday , 31 January 2013

By reasoning national defense, the people of Waligamam north for the past 23 years was denied access for resettlements by the forces, but currently the 180 acres of land from that area is utilized for agriculture activities based on skills is according to sources.

People are in a disturbed state of not able to get resettled in their native lands, and the activities of forces are making them more frustrated was said by the area people.

Mayility area which was denied for resettlement to the people so far was recently launched by a Yogurt factory and in this state, agriculture activities on skills basis have commenced, hence a fear has cropped up amidst the people who were eagerly waiting for resettlement in the locality.

Due to the 1990 civil war, people from the Waligamam north, left their native lands. 23 years have gone, but still they are not able to return to their native lands are sheltered in welfare camps and some living temporarily with their relations and friends.

By reasoning out national security, the forces are denying access for resettlements in 24 Grama Sevaka divisions in the Waligamam north. Due to this reason, 25 thousand and 328 persons from 7 thousand and 601 families are affected.

In this situation, the forces are confiscating the lands belonging to the people from that area, have commenced cultivations.

People are in the state of depression owning to the reason that they are unable to resettle in their native lands and continuing to live in welfare centers, but forces current activities are continuing.

According to the instruction given by Jaffna district Military Commander Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe to Colonel Buddhika Gunaratne who is in charge of military agriculture unit, has returned from Egypt have introduced modern spray system irrigation and have commenced cultivations.

The first stage of activities is advanced in the three acres of land through spray system irrigation methods for cultivating onions.

This modern irrigation system will be expanded to the 180 acres of lands where cultivations are advanced.

Meanwhile one thousand 249 persons who are waiting for resettlements from the Palaly south (J/252) Grama Sevama division coming under the Tellipalai divisional secretariat where military are carrying out cultivations, one thousand 837 persons from 475 families in the Palaly east J/253 Girama Sevaka division, one thousand 689 persons from 440 families in the Grama Sevaka unit J254 located at Palaly north, 613 persons from 164 families from J/255 Girama Sevaka division in the Palaly north west, 821 persons from 226 families from J/256 Grama Sevaka unit located in Palaly west are in the expectation for resettlement have registered and eagerly waiting to return to their native lands is according to information.