The proposals were expected to go before the council's planning committee this month, but are currently on hold while archaeological surveys are carried out on the land.

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They aim to bolster their hold on the east, stop the rupture of the land link between their northern and eastern areas, and make Trincomalee harbour unusable.

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He has spent much of the past 30 years initiating and supporting settlements that make such a hold on land irreversible.

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Companies looking for new land deals or to build here and there are left on hold as the government struggles to get its act together.

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