Sinnathurai Chitravelayutham, a rice farmer in Sri Lanka, has been unable to access his land for almost 20 years due to government control following the civil war. Upon returning, he and others encountered threats when attempting to farm their land, which has now been designated for a solar power plant project. The land, which includes 147 acres previously farmed by local villagers, has sparked ongoing conflict regarding compensation and access rights.
Sinnathurai Chitravelayutham, a displaced rice farmer, expresses deep frustration over losing his land to government control for nearly two decades without compensation.
The land once belonging to farmers like Chitravelayutham is now part of a solar power plant project, igniting conflict over land rights and compensation.
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