The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe
Agreements have been reached with the Department of Forest Conservation to release significant extents of land in Vavuniya, Mullaitivu and Mannar following discussions on land issues chaired by the District Secretaries. Dr. Susil Ranasinghe said district-level committees should be established to advance the release process, noting that initial discussions have begun and must now be carried forward.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Kader Masthan, I participated in a meeting chaired by the District Secretaries on land issues in Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya. Agreement has already been reached by the Department of Forest Conservation to release approximately 24,000 acres in Vavuniya, 54,000 acres in Mullaitivu, and several thousand hectares in Mannar. Committees should be set up at district level to carry the process forward. Initial discussions have been held and the process has begun; it must now be taken forward.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 24 July 2025 ·No. 1754026625097211 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 July 2025. No. 1754026625097211. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18540