Civil Defence Committees have been established in the Northern Province to safeguard law and order.
Action was initiated to set up 915 Civil Defence Committees comprising 22,875 members. The purpose of these Civil Defence Committees is to solicit the support of the civilians for peace and reconciliation in the Province.
These Committees are vested with the responsibility of building a more peaceful and salutary environment on behalf of the Northern civilians cracking down on social vices including fraud, corruption and robberies.
The Civil Defence Committees have been established covering the Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Jaffna, Mannar, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi and Vavuniya Districts.
The empowerment of the Civil Defence Committees established in this manner took place at the Cultural Centre in Vavuniya under the auspices of Senior DIG of the Northern Province Pujitha Jayasundera.
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