A large extent of land from the 11,639 acres which were under the
control of the security forces during the war period has been already
released and 6,152 acres in the Palay area is being maintained by the
Sri Lanka Army and the Sri Lanka Air Force as High Security Zones. The
Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal made by the President and the
Minister of Defense to release another 1,000 acres from this land area
in different stages and as a first step of this measure to release 220
acres in J 284 Valalai Grama Niladhari Division of the Valikamam East
Divisional Secretariat Division to establish a Pilot Village for
resettlement of 1,022 families displaced by the War. Under this project
each family will get 20 perches of land, financial assistance to
construct a house. It is also proposed to establish a school, a pre
school, a hospital, religious places of worship, community centres and
build other infrastructure activities. The remaining 780 acres of land
will also be used in the future to resettle the people displaced by the
War.
Meanwhile, it
was also decided to release the lands under the control of the Air Force
in the Panama area in the Eastern Province to landless people in the
area except the land in an extent of 25 acres in which buildings are now
being constructed. It was further decided to release the buildings
presently under the control of the Security Services in the High
Security Zone near the President’s House in Colombo and buildings around
the Temple Trees.
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