Parliament Today : ‘Over 700 acres of land in North, East returned to public’ said Deputy Minister
Responding to an oral question raised by MP Pathmanathan Sathyalingam, the Deputy Minister of Defence said a total of 672.24 acres of land have been returned to the public in the North as at January 1 2025.
“Over 700 acres of land in the North and the East have been returned to the public,” he said at the Parliament Today.
He also said that lands include 86.24 acres of private land and 586 acres of land that were used by the military.
Deputy Minister Jayasekara said 34.58 acres of government land have also been released in the East Province.
Referring to the issues pertaining to lands in the vicinity of the Vavuniya military airport, he said it will be resolved soon.
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