Sri Lanka: Ground View Aug 2007
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All they want
'NORMAL LIVES'
Will they live on bread or be allowed
to cast their fishing nets
D.P. Sumith from Batticaloa
The district of Batticaloa and Trincomalee
dominated the agricultural sector of Sri Lanka before the ethnic conflict
engulfed this fertile land and its industrious people.
For decades these two districts were
prolific producers of paddy and other grains along with a thriving livestock
industry. This contribution to the national economy has been due to the
destruction of infrastructure that sustained the agricultural industry.
The farmers who once produced and helped feed the nation have found themselves
in refugee camps.
The process of loosening the LTTE's
grip of the two districts commenced with the government taking control
of Mavilaru. The government forces have now cleared te East including Vavilaru,
Muttur, Sampur, Vakarai and Thopigala...