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Army Builds Homes for Civilians &;amp; Helps Gherkin Cultivation

Army troops serving 571 Brigade under 57 Division in Kilinochchi are busy constructing 10 new houses to be handed over to Tamil civilians in the area.

The project in progress under the direct supervision of the 57 Division General Officer Commanding coincides with the government’s ‘Uthuru Wasanthaya’ programme and house construction projects launched by North-based Security Forces Headquarters.

Meanwhile, 571 Brigade troops serving Malyapuram area extended their technical support for cultivation of gherkins to 16 resettled families in a land plot spanning over 25 acres. Those Tamil civilians were able to collect more than 1500 kg of gherkins after the troops assisted those families by way of land-tilling, construction of water ways, supply of seeds and water, etc. Those civilians collected handsome profits from the cultivation and improved their living standards.