The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence
The Deputy Minister of Defence said issues concerning the Police Station land, municipal land, and the Chettikulam STF camp would be referred to the Minister of Public Security, while action would be taken on Iyan (Eechchan)kulam land. He stated that, from 1 January 2025 to date, 672 acres in the North had been released from military use, comprising 586 acres of State land and 86.24 acres of private land. He added that the concerns raised would be submitted to the Defence Council and the Ministry’s Advisory Committee, with special attention to Iyan (Eechchan)kulam.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, regarding the Police Station land (Municipal land) and the Chettikulam STF camp, I will refer these to the Hon. Minister of Public Security. On Iyan (Eechchan)kulam land, we will act accordingly.
¶ 02 For your information, from 01 January 2025 to date, in the North alone, 586 acres of State lands and 86.24 acres of private lands—totalling 672 acres—have been released from military use. We will submit your concerns to the Defence Council and the Ministry’s Advisory Committee, and give special attention to Iyan(Eechchan)kulam to meet your request as far as possible.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 23 October 2025 ·No. 22641 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 October 2025. No. 22641. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7865