Land permits for K'nochchi landless - Chandrakumar

Chaminda PERERA

Jaffna district parliamentarian and Deputy Chairman of Committees M. Chandrakumar yesterday said that the people of the Killinochchi district who do not have their own land would be issued with land permits soon.

He said the government could have provided land permits to the landless people in the district if Tamil National Alliance had not opposed the move. He was speaking at a ceremony to open seven roads which were developed by the government costing over Rs. 187 million. The roads were opened by chairman of Tharunyata Hetak organization and Hambantota district parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa.

An extent of 10km has been developed in each road and over 10,000 families have benefited by this move.

Chandrakumar said that Hambantota district parliamentarian Rajapaksa has laid special focus on the Northern Province development particularly Killinochchi and Mullaitivu districts.

He said that the government cannot develop the North overnight and it takes time.

Chandrakumar said that the Northern Province has seen massive development in every field in the aftermath of the war. He said that the money allocated by the government for Northern development activities was misused by the terrorists in the past and serious effort is taken by the government for the development of the Northern Province.

Northern Governor Major General G.A. Chandrasiri and ANCL Editorial Director Seelarathna Senerath were present.