Surveyors working for the Sri Lankan government were forced to stop operations in Vadamaratchi East on Monday, due to pressure from local land owners that opposed government appropriation of their land.
THe surveyers had to stop their work after they failed to receive adequate protection from the police.
Over 700 acres of land in the region is under government instruction to be surveyed reports the Uthayan.
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