More than 35,000 houses are needed in Jaffna in order to resettle Tamils living below the poverty line in the peninsula, said Jaffna District Secretary N. Vedanayagam.
Mr Vedanayagam said the figure had been arrived at through data collected by the Jaffna District Secretariat.
He went on to note that large areas in Jaffna still remained under military control and had not been released to their rightful owners. If this land does ever get released, more houses would be needed, he added.
He appealed to organisations from around the world to contribute towards the reconstruction.
Mr Vedanayagam said the figure had been arrived at through data collected by the Jaffna District Secretariat.
He went on to note that large areas in Jaffna still remained under military control and had not been released to their rightful owners. If this land does ever get released, more houses would be needed, he added.
He appealed to organisations from around the world to contribute towards the reconstruction.