The Sri Lankan police have announced the construction of a new checkpoint in Jaffna town.
The new checkpoint will be constructed by the main bust station and will function 24 hours a day, manned by officers from the crime branch, road traffic and the sub inspector.
It will be functioning from Tuesday September 29th, with Fredrick Woodler Headquarters Inspector (HQI) of Jaffna saying crime, including theft and robbery, had increased in the town.
This month also saw the opening of the newly constructed mess at the Sri Lankan security forces headquarters in the Eastern province, the newly constructed headquarters for troops of the 5 (V) Gajaba Regiment in Kilinochchi and two new buildings at the security forces headquarters in Vanni.
See our earlier posts:
Sri Lankan military opens new officers’ mess at Eastern HQ (27 Sep 2015)
Sri Lankan military builds new accommodation for soldiers in North-East (24 Sep 2015)
New headquarters constructed for Sri Lankan troops in Kilinochchi (23 Sep 2015)