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    Colombo & Jaffna Media Educated on Release of Land to Civilians

    June 11, 2015

    A team of media personnel representing 44 electronic and print media based in Colombo and Jaffna visited lands newly released from the Palaly Military Cantonment in order to get firsthand experience on the process on June 10, 2015. They were initially educated on release of lands in different stages since the end of the Humanitarian Operation in 2009 during briefing conducted at Headquarters Security Force - Jaffna (SF-J), Palaly.

     

    Responding to questions raised by journalists during briefing, Commander SF-J Major General Nandana Udawatta revealed that 99.44% of contaminated areas have been cleared of mines and humanitarian demining is being continued by the Army Engineers and foreign demining agencies in the remaining area.

     

    He further added that Jaffna is safe in the aspect of security and no terrorist activity has disturbed the Jaffna life after the war ended. Journalists from both government and private media firms joined the visit organized by the Media Centre, Ministry of Defence.

     

    The delegation was headed by Military Spokesman Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera. Senior officers of the SF - J were also present on the media briefing.(cimicjaffna)

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