Govt. to reclaim uncultivated agricultural lands leased to individuals and institutions

WhatNews and Ada Derana report that the government plans to reclaim agricultural land leased to individuals and institutions when it is not being cultivated or otherwise used for its intended purpose.

WhatNews reports that Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation Minister K. D. Lalkantha called for steps to put the programme into effect. WhatNews says the reclaimed land would be used for productive agricultural projects.

Ada Derana’s Sinhala report says the land is also intended to be offered to productive cultivators. The reports provide no timetable or further details about how the reclaiming or reallocation process would work.

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