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President directs authorities to ensure adequate food supplies, goods for Jaffna Peninsula

COLOMBO: President Mahinda Rajapaksa had directed the relevant Government authorities spearheaded by the Commissioner General of Essential Services (CGES) to take all possible steps to ensure adequate supplies of food and other goods for the use of civilians in the Jaffna peninsula.

Since A9 could not be used for transport of goods to Jaffna due to the prevailing security situation, the Government has been using sea transport for transport of essential food items as well as fuel.

The Government has maintained a steady supply of goods to Jaffna, despite inclement weather, threats to private traders to close shops and attacks on ships carrying humanitarian goods and people.

All these have led to scarcities of certain commodities available to the people of Jaffna, states a Presidential Secretariat press release.

Having reviewed the situation, and having considered representations made by religious, community and people's representatives and as inclement weather is likely to continue in the next few weeks, the President has directed Government authorities to make arrangements for the transport of essential goods to Jaffna by road using the A9, as a one time measure.

Soon, a large convoy of lorries will take essential commodities to Jaffna. The Government will request independent organisations to facilitate the movement of the convoy of lorries through the checkpoints at Omanthai and Muhamalai.

Lorries transporting goods to Jaffna will be sealed and once the lorries reach Jaffna the seals will be opened in the presence of representatives of civilian and religious organizations and Government authorities.

All relevant parties will be requested to ensure safe passage of these lorries carrying humanitarian goods. Distribution of these transported goods will also be observed by people's organisations.

In order to ensure that a satisfactory buffer stock of goods and other essential commodities is maintained in Jaffna under the supervision of the Government Agent/District Secretary of Jaffna, a large fleet of lorries will have to transport adequate supplies to Jaffna.

These lorries will have to be made available to the CGES as early as possible. Therefore, a public appeal is hereby made to all those who could provide lorries for this purpose to make them available to the office of the CGES through telephone offers.

International humanitarian organisations too are requested to offer their assistance to the supply of humanitarian goods to the Jaffna Peninsula so that sufficient buffer stocks of all items necessary for the people of Jaffna could be ensured. Whilst this will help meet the needs of the people it will also build confidence among the people.

 

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