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The soil scientists had assured us that there was sufficient groundwater in roughly each square mile for intensive cultivation of food crops on 60 acres of land. Colvin, badgered by Doric de Souza, Philip’s ‘police spy’, contrived to shoot Denis’s proposal down. Not many years later, the LTTE established its key naval base there; illicit immigrants, not altogether looking for peace and plenty came in. From Silavaturai to Arippu and all around hundreds of civilians were killed; the cashew plantation, by then of over 5,000 acres, survived as possible. |
