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Colombo travel for Northerners:
Security clearance lifted
Lorries too freed of registration:
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G. A. Chandrasiri |
Ensuring the free movement of civilians from North to South, the
Government yesterday announced that security clearance is no longer a
requirement for Jaffna civilians to reach Colombo via land routes.
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People wishing to reach Colombo via land routes can forward their
Identity Card or Passport at security checkpoints but they are not
required to go through the security clearance process anymore.
According to Northern Province Governor Major General G. A.
Chandrasiri, the Government has decided to remove all obstacles that
restrict the free movement of civilians from Jaffna to Colombo. Major
General Chandrasiri added that the people in the Northern Province will
now be able to enjoy full freedom after the country was liberated by the
Security Forces.
He said the President has arrived at this decision after a meeting
with Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and the people in the Jaffna
peninsula can now reach Colombo without any obstacle after four months
of reopening the A9 highway for the public.
He said the Defence Secretary has also announced that lorry owners in
the Jaffna peninsula can deploy their vehicles for transport without
prior registration. “These lorries can transport food and other items
from Colombo to Jaffna freely after an examination to ascertain whether
these lorries are roadworthy or not at the Navakkuli Food Stores.
“These lorries are checked at Navakkuli Food Stores to ascertain
whether they are roadworthy or not before they leave for Colombo,” he
said.
More than 722 registered lorries in the peninsula were deployed to
transport food and other items.
No travel restrictions existed for civilians leaving for Jaffna from
Colombo.
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