If we are not resettled before New year will go into our lands by land and sea, says the president of Valli North Resettlement and rehabilitation

In meeting held at the Jaffna District Secretariat Auditorium to discuss the “ Resettlement or Palaly Development” problem, with the participation of Jaffna District Coordination Committee Co-chairs, NPC CM, C.V.Vigneswaran, State Minister, Mrs.Wijeyakala Maheswaran, Mawai Senathyrajah, and R.Ankajan, the District Secretary, N.Vethanayagan and  the people of Myliddy.

After the opening speech by the District Secretary, CM and Mawai Senathyrajah said the the people should be resettled first and then the people had to decide on the expansion of Palaly Air port.

Speaking in the meeting MP, Sritharan said that the civilian airport need not be constructed in Palaly. It could be constructed in Pooneryn area as per an earlier proposal by Professors 15 years ago.

Following this, the representatives of Valli North Resettlement Committee and the Fishermen Societies said, “We don’t want either Airport or reliefs. Our lands should be released. we are undergoing untold hardships in the transit camps. The second biggest fisheries harbour in Sri Lanka and 12 Km. long sea shore should be given to us for our fisheries activities. If our lands and the harbour are not given to us before the forthcoming New Year, we will all get together and go into our properties by land and sea.”

The above decision is to be sent to the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe immediately.