The end of the war left past conflict zones of 2,061sq.km heavily contaminated with approximately 1.6 million land mines.
 By January 2012, deminers employed by the Sri Lankan army and 8 foreign funded agencies had cleared 1,934sq.km leaving about 127sq.km yet to be cleared.

Since the end of the war, more than 5,000 Tamil youths have been gathering at selected police stations in Eastern Province to join the police force as the government has called for interviews.
The Sri Lankan government had planned to recruit 2,000 new police officers to the department, especially for the services in the northern region of the country.
The end of the war left past conflict zones of 2,061sq.km heavily contaminated with approximately 1.6 million land mines.  By January 2012, deminers employed by the Sri Lankan army and 8 foreign funded agencies had cleared 1,934sq.km leaving about 127sq.km yet to be cleared.
Since the end of the war, more than 5,000 Tamil youths have been gathering at selected police stations in Eastern Province to join the police force as the government has called for interviews. The Sri Lankan government had planned to recruit 2,000 new police officers to the department, especially for the services in the northern region of the country.
Sri Lankan Civil War