Sirisena promises all IDPs land within 6 months

The Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena promised to provide land to all internally displaced persons in camps within the six months.

"This is an unacceptable situation. I want to end this problem once and for all," Mr Sirisena told AFP in an interview.

"For many people the main issue was lack of land and that is something we will resolve in the next six months," he added.

"It is an ambitious target, but I will see that all the internally displaced people are given land to build homes."

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