Sumanthiran said the military is building the hospital on privately owned land that falls within the jurisdiction of the Valikamam North Pradeshiya Sabha, without obtaining the council's required permission. He said the Valikamam North Pradeshiya Sabha had formally notified the military to halt construction because the necessary approvals had not been obtained. Despite those notices, construction of the military hospital has continued, he said. Sumanthiran said that if the military fails to comply with the notices issued by the Valikamam North Pradeshiya Sabha, the local authority has the legal power to demolish buildings constructed without the required approval, and will proceed with action to remove the unauthorised structure. More than 6,000 families from Valikamam North remain displaced, with over 2,700 acres still held by the military under the