The Government has created a special police task force to protect the Colombo and its suburbs from possible terrorist attacks as the LTTE is facing losses to the military in the North.
This new force,a brainchild of Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, is strengthened with a team of 800 policemen. It will be directly commanded by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Nimal Lewuke.
The special police task force will be stationed throughout the Western Province in key cities including Chilaw, Negombo, Wattala, Maradana, Kelaniya, Wedamulla, Bambalapitiya, Panadura, Malalasekara Mawatha in Colombo 07, Darley Road in Colombo 10.