The Sri Lankan military in the Northeast has organised a campaign to clear up plastic.
The campaign, organised by the Security Force Jaffna, saw soldiers throughout the peninsula collecting plastic and other rubbish, the government’s official media site reported.
Earlier today the Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial Council condemned the militarisation of the province in an interview to The Hindu, saying that the province was "overwhelmed by an occupying military force" and said there was "an urgent need" to prevent military's on-going encroachment on civilian life.