The Secretary to the Ministry of Defense, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuiyakontha, has stated in Jaffna that private lands held by the security forces will be released.
The Defense Secretary, who recently visited Jaffna on the instructions of the President to provide relief to the people of the Northern Province who have been affected by the floods, made this statement while responding to a question raised by journalists at a media briefing.
He stated that the government has paid attention to the release of private lands held by the security forces to the people of the North and that the government has taken decisions regarding the security of the country.
Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources Ramalingam Chandrasekar also participated in this media briefing.