Jaffna, Colombo travel restrictions relaxed

by Dhaneshi YATAWARA

With the opening of the A9 road any Sri Lankan can travel to Jaffna from Colombo or vice versa without the security clearance certificate that was required earlier Northern Province Governor Maj. Gen. G. A. Chandrasiri said.

According to officials any Sri Lankan citizen can travel to Jaffna or to Colombo from Jaffna using public transport.

“People must have the National Identity Card (NIC) or any other document to prove that they are citizens of the country and no one will be restricted,” Wanni Security Forces Commander Major General Kamal Gunaratne said.

According to the Wanni Commander security will be relaxed and there will be checkpoints for random and compulsory checking of passengers.