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Security Force Headquarters
(Wanni)

23rd January 2019 17:29:56 Hours

RELEASING OF LAND UTILIZED BY THE ARMY IN VAVUNIYA DISTRICT

According to the instructions of Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake RWP RSP VSV USP USACGSC, Security Force Headquarters (Wanni) with the careful supervision of Commander Major General Kumudu Perera RWP RSP VSV USP ndu handed over 54.38 Acres of Public and Private land to the Governor North Province Dr Suren Raghawan on 22 January 2019 at the Governor’s Office in Jaffna.

These plots of land were being utilised by the Army after possessing them during the confrontational period occurred in North Province. With implementations of the Government under the process of releasing all lands to the Public and Private Owners in North and East areas, Security Force Headquarters (Wanni) too handed over 40.74 Acres of Public Lands and 13.64 Acres of Private Lands to the Governor North Province.

Representing the Commander Security Force (Wanni), the General Officer Commanding of 56 Division Major General Prabath Dematanpitiya ndu psc gathered in the occasion of handing over these plots of lands.

District Secretary Vavuniya Mr. I M Hanifa, Divisional Secretary Vavuniya Mr. K Udayarasa, Divisional Secretary Vavuniya North Mr. K Paramananda, Divisional Secretary Settikulam Mr. K Shivakaran, Colonel General Staff of Security Force Headquarters (Wanni) Colonel Anil Peiris RSP USP psc along with several Senior Military Officers too were present at the occasion.