The Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani
The Member raised concerns that NGJA-issued gem mining licences in Wellawaya are allegedly being used for large-scale sand trafficking in violation of licence conditions. She questioned why licences were not cancelled and asked for clarification on the NGJA’s use of a “settlement fee” mechanism that permits continued operations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you for the answers. My first supplementary: In Wellawaya, licence conditions are widely violated. Though licences are from NGJA for gem mining, large-scale sand trafficking is carried out. Instead of cancelling such licences, NGJA has imposed a “settlement fee” and allowed continued operations. What is this settlement mechanism?
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