Sri Lankan military forces must release co-operative department owned lands in Mannar, the District Coordinating Committee said on Monday.
The Committee said that co-operative industries can only develop in the district if the specified land is made available for civilian use.
Demands have been made by the district for over five years but the Sri Lankan Army has so far refused to release the lands.
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