Since the creation of the district of Mullaitivu in 1979, it has experienced devastating threats by natural disasters, and man made disasters by ethnic war. The district suffered lack of proper communication due to non availability of Telephones, - transport difficulties due to bad roads, electrici    Read more...

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ty and other basic needs culminating in widespread destruction of properties, and want of adequate competent staff to manage the state affairs. Mullitivu town area was deserted due to the displacement of the general public as well as the Government Institutions and the business community due to the security operations in 1990, and remained a prohibited zone for civilian population until the year 2002, when, with the signing of MOU between the Government and the LTTE, the town was resuscitated and attained normally.

On 26-12-2004 the Tsunami tidal waves once again caused enormous destruction for private and state property and a death of about 3500 people, within a small area which is the thickly populated town of the district, though the district administration is very weak in comparison to other districts, by the zeal and dedication of the officers in the district, the challenge was met.

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