Resettlement in North:

Over 260 families return home

Yasaratne GAMAGE in Jaffna

Resettled Muslim community receiving their original lands after 20 years. Picture by Susantha Wijegunasekara

The resettlement program of 360 families who had been displaced due to the war, took place yesterday at Osmaniya College Jaffna under the patronage of Jaffna Government Agent Emelda Sukumar.

The Muslim community who were forced to leave their original lands in 1990 were registered officially and were resettled in Velanei, Chavakachcheri and Jaffna.

The program was organized by Jaffna Kilinochchi Muslim Federation (JKMF) in conjunction with the Jaffna District Secretariat.

People who lived in Puttalam, Palavi, Ratmalyaya, Mattakkuliya and Chilaw were given their home lands with a Rs 50,000 compensation for each family.

In addition, they were to be given dry rations for six months by the Government.

The relevant divisional secretariats will give them the necessary infrastructure facilities according to the Jaffna GA.

The program at Osmaniya College also gave the community an opportunity to discuss their problems with the administrative officials. A mobile service was carried out to solve other matters of the resettled community.