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Vavuniya District's population was 171,511 in 2012. [2] The population of the district is mostly Sri Lankan Tamil. The population of the district, like the rest of the north and east of Sri Lanka, has been heavily affected by the civil war. The war killed an estimated 100,000 people. [10]
Arson attacks in Vavuniya: 1 June 1983: Vavuniya: crops, huts, buildings and vehicles destroyed and burned in Gandhiyam farm at Kovilkulam; market, shops and vehicles burned and civilians assaulted; property damage over Rs. 3 million: Sri Lanka Armed Forces [36] Attack on Tamil passengers on the Jaffna-Colombo train: 5 June 1983: Vavuniya ...
Since then, as a result of confidence and understanding shared between Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and KP, he began to collaborate with Sri Lankan Government. [2] On 9 July 2010, KP registered his organization for the provision of relief to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) while upgrading facilities for better physical, mental ...
Vavuniya (Tamil: வவுனியா, Romanized: Vavuniya, Sinhala: වවුනියාව, Romanized: Vavuniyāva) is a city in Vavuniya District in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The municipality is administered by an Municipal Council .
The major road A9 and a railway line connecting North and South of Sri Lanka goes through Maankulam. Maankulam is also located few hours drive south of Kilinochchi and few hours drive north of Vavuniya. Highway A34 connects Maankulam to eastern coastal City of Mullaitivu. Mankulam railway station re-opened in 2013.
Omanthai railway station is served by the Northern Line of the Sri Lanka Railways. The town is temporarily the terminus of the line, while the track is being rebuilt to Jaffna and Kankesanturai. [1] The railway station was one of the later stations to re-open after being closed during the civil war.
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The Sri Lankan Supreme Court on June 8, 2007, issued an injunction on the Sri Lanka Police to stop the evacuation of residents of Colombo lodges after hearing a fundamental rights petition filed by a non governmental organization, the Center for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lanka (CPA).