Kepoli graveyard is impounded by forces.

Kepoli graveyard belonging to Land Reform Commission is confiscated by forces, hence the Land Reform Commission Chairman had sanctioned according to land recovery law to transfer to the forces.

This information was given by Land Reform Commission Jaffna Vanni regional Coordination officer N.Vimalraj.

Many lands in the Jaffna district are requested to construct camps for the army. In some areas, the lands which are already occupying by the forces, requests are made to provide lands from other areas too.

They made a request to provide them some lands belonging to Land Reform Commission. Hence in granting such lands, the final decision maker is the Chairman of the Land Reform Commission; hence the request letters had been forwarded to Colombo.

In this manner, the Kepoli graveyard which was utilized by the people for the past 35 years had been taken over by the army and has constructed an army camp. They forwarded a request to the Land Reform Commission to grant the said land.

Accordingly the said land which was already occupied by the forces, is transferred to the forces according to land recovery law and the Chairman of the Commission had sanctioned the transfer of the property is according to reports.

Thursday , 31 January 2013