{"id":167160,"date":"2016-09-04T00:23:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T18:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=167160"},"modified":"2016-09-04T02:18:39","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T20:48:39","slug":"government-to-set-up-special-task-force-to-fast-track-resettlement-in-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/government-to-set-up-special-task-force-to-fast-track-resettlement-in-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Government To Set Up Special Task Force To Fast-Track Resettlement In North"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst an assurance by President Maithripala Sirisena that the land issues in the North will be settled within the next three months, the government is to set up a special task force to expedite the resettlement process in the North.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Still-IDPs-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-167038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Still-IDPs-2.jpg\" alt=\"Still IDPs - 2\" width=\"639\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Still-IDPs-2.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Still-IDPs-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a>Recurrent the expenditure for this task force will be approximately Rs. 14.5 million and the task force will come under the purview of the Ministry of Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Affairs, and the Secretary to the Ministry will be the Secretary of the Task force<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, speaking to media heads Sirisena said that the people in the North were requesting that the land that belonged to them be returned, and therefore as a government it was important to understand the grievances of the people. &#8220;They are asking for their own lands. 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