Under the directions of the Commander of the Army, a total of 19.72 acres in Myladdy north and east inside the Palaly Army Cantonment and a portion adjoining it, were returned to residents in the North and East yesterday (March 05).
According to a statement released by the Army a small portion (0.25 acres) of the released land in Myladdy belongs to the State while the remainder is owned by private owners.
Major General Dharshana Hettiaarachchi, Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna took part in a formal ceremony to hand over release documents of those lands to the District Secretary for Jaffna, Mr N. Vethanayahan.
The event took place at at the Thelippalai Divisional Secretariat in the presence of State officials and land owners.
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