The team will be directly in charge of the supervision of development and resettlement work in 15 Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the District.

Their main responsibility will be to identify the urgent problems and issues in the respective divisions and take measures to resolve them and uplift the living standards of the people.

Defence Ministry said that on President's instructions, the team members attended a special meeting presided by Social Service and Social Welfare Minister Douglas Devananda, and attended by Northern Governor Maj. Gen, G.A. Chandrasiri and Jaffna Government Agent K. Ganesh at the Jaffna District Secretariat yesterday, Oct 19.

The Ministers wanted unattended problems in the areas to be brought to their immediate notice. Steps would be taken to send Ministry representatives to Jaffna to find on-the-spot solutions, when Ministries need intervene.

Many areas including the upliftment of infrastructure facilities, livelihood development, education and health facilities gained special attention at this meeting.

Team members and their respective Divisional Secretariat Divisions were Mahindananda Aluthgamage (Jaffna and Murukkan), Jagath Pushpakumara (Kopai) Rohitha Abeygunawardena (Sandilipai), Mahinda Amaraweera (Nallur), Premalal Jayasekara (Delft), Duminda Dissanayake (Point Pedro), Jayaratne Herath (Udvil and Thelippalai), Hussain Bahaila (Chelanai and Kayts), Vadivel Suresh (Karainagar and Chankanai), Lasantha Alagiyawanna (Chavakachcheri) and Arjuna Ranatunga (Karaveddi).