A special committee to resolve land problems in Eastern Sri Lanka

Mon, Aug 31, 2009, 08:20 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Government has appointed a special committee to resolve the long standing dispute between Eastern Muslims and Tamils over the 1,000 of acres of paddy fields in Vakarai.

The Government Information Department announced that the special committee will be headed by the Minister for Disaster Relief Services Amir Ali Sahabdeen and Eastern Provincial Council Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan.The committee comprising 14 members is to submit its initial report within two weeks.