The Sri Lankan Government grants permission for Tamil Nadu fishermen to visit the Katchathivu Island on St. Anthony’s festival; Sri Lanka suspends the import of S-11 Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) from India; UNHCR takes the responsibility of the Tamil asy
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  • The Sri Lankan government has relaxed its restrictions and granted permission for Tamil Nadu fishermen to visit the Katchathivu Island on March 19 and 20 to participate in the St. Anthony’s festival in the island.1

    Reports noted that Sri Lanka ordered twenty S-11 power sets from India for Southern Railway Line and three of them were brought to Sri Lanka. However, defects were reported when they were launched on the rail tracks. Consequently, Sri Lanka Minister of Transport Kumar Welgama has suspended the import of the rest of the order of S-11 Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) from India.2

    According reports, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has taken the responsibility of the Tamil asylum seekers who fled the country seeking asylum in Australia or to European countries. 3

    According to Military Spokesman Major General Ubaya Medawala a total of 310,588 mines have been cleared and defused by the Army Field Engineers, in a land area of 3696 square kilometres by soldiers using mechanical and manual methods.4

    In other developments, the Consortium of Fishermen in the Northern Province and the fishermen’s associations in the South that had come together in fighting against the encroachment of Indian fishermen claimed that approximately 2000 Indian trawlers come into Sri Lankan waters every week resulting in 50 percent revenue and production losses. 5

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