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Friday, September 29, 2017
Mullaitivu residents concerned about militarisation demand removal of army camp from school roads
28Sep 2017
Mullaitivu residents have demanded the removal of an army camp that
surround schools in the district, citing concerns about the negative
effects of militarisation on the area's young people.
Parents of students at two schools in the Manthai East division have
repeatedly asked for the army camps close to the schools to be moved.
A large-scale army camp on around 8.5 acres of land is situated opposite
Palinagar Maha Vidhyalayam and Kumaraswamy Vidhyalayam, both leading
schools in the division.
Parents say having the camp right outside the schools’ gates has created
the kind of militarised environment which is not conducive to their
children’s wellbeing and education.
The Sri Lankan Army has so far refused to withdraw from the location,
saying the land was allocated by the Divisional Secretariat expressly
for military use.
