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Bishop Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando of Mannar discussing with President Ranil Wickremesinghe on issues affecting his diocesan area at the Presidential Secretariat on Nov. 16 Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured a Church delegation that his government will immediately attend to some of the outstanding issues in Mannar, a Tamil-dominated area ravaged by a 26-year-long civil war in the island nation.
“In fact, he agreed that the disputed land belonging to the diocese should be returned, as the Commissioner General of Lands indicated. Unfortunately, certain people look at us badly, saying we are trying to take the land back from them. It never belonged to them,” the prelate said. Bishop Fernando stressed the need to renovate the Madhu tank, which is the sole water source for 300 families in the region. The tank needs to be deepened in order to save more rainwater that can be utilized for other purposes. Currently, the water is only adequate for local use till August.
Most houses on the campus are not in decent condition for use since they were occupied by war-displaced people in 1990, Father Peppi Sosai, administrator of Madhu Church who was part of the delegation, told UCA News. The priest said the diocese has been facing disputes with a group of farmers, who were given plots belonging to the diocese on lease 20 years ago.
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