Government admits to land issues in the North and East

 Monday, 16 December 2013

The government has admitted to the existence of unresolved land issued in the North and East Provinces.

Lands and Land Development Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon has informed parliament that there are over 100,000 unresolved land issues in the North and East.

Tennakoon has noted that addressing most land issues have been hampered due to ongoing court cases.

He has said that some 22,408 land related issues have already been resolved in the North and East but another 125,950 land issues are yet to be resolved.

Tennakoon has noted that the Ministry has taken steps to resolve the land issues, but court cases have hampered such efforts.