1050 NIC's found buried in Nugasevena area in Ambalantota

1050 NIC's found buried in Nugasevena area in Ambalantota

During an excavation exercise in an irrigation forest land  in Nugasevean,Baminiyawila Ambalatota with the aid of a Backo machine 1050 national identity cards had been found buries over a number of years ago.

These national identity cards had been found when renovation work was in the Uhapitigoda grama seva division belonging to the D3 lake forest area when the escalation of the land was in progress on

the 21st instant.These national identity cards were found by the driver of the Backo machine Peduru Arachchige Chandrasiri.

The driver after seen them had informed the Engineer in charge of the project.After that the Grama Niladari of Uhapitiagoda AK Nuwan handana was informed.Subsequently the police too had been informed.The authorities of the Ambalantota had taken possession of the stock of the national identity cards.

The stock of the national identity cards issued by the department of registrations of persons had been counted by the police personnel at the Ambalatota police and confirmed that the number was 1050.The identity card numbers and names on them had been clearly visible.The were belonged to people of Mamadala,Bebiniyawila,Hanganwathura,Pansagama and Walawewaththa when the addresses were checked.

A statement had been recorded from the driver of the Backo machine while the officers of the Ambalantota are conducting further investigations.