Colombo: Sri Lankan Army is erecting a monument where LTTE chief V Prabhakaran was killed near the Nandikadal lagoon in Mullaittivu district to depict its final victory over the Tamil Tigers last year.
"A monument to mark the spot where LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran fell is being erected by the security forces," the Sunday Times reported.
Around 10,000 motor cycles and 25,000 bicycles belonging to LTTE cadres and civilians who fled, are seen stacked in the Wellimulliwaikkal and Nandikadal areas and other areas in the Mullaitivu district.
They, together with the innumerable ruined constructions ranging from what were once thatched cottages to well built houses, remain as the legacy of the three-decade-old war, the newspaper said.
"The region bears tell tale marks of the war that was fought fiercely between the LTTE and security forces," it said, adding remains of military vehicles such as bullet proof trucks and jeeps still lie around.
Prabhakaran was killed in May last year by the forces bringing to an end decades of the ethnic war in Sri Lanka. The newspaper said places like Puthukudiyiruppu, Viswamadu and Puttumattalam which were the central areas where the war was fought, are still out of bounds to the public due to mines.
A victory memorial has been put in Puthukudiyiruppu where names of all regiments that took part in the victory are inscribed, the paper said.
Meanwhile, a visit was undertaken by Minister Milroy Fernando hailing from Puttalam district to look into the possibility of fishermen returning to the Navaru lagoon in Mullaittivu after the war.
The minister said the fishermen from other areas have not been in the region for the last 20 years due to the conflict, the newspaper said.
PTI
