The Hon. Ruwan Wijeweera
Ruwan Wijeweera raised a supplementary question on encroachment of Forest Department lands in Monaragala and other areas, alleging that large tracts are being sold to outsiders and fenced with electric barriers. He asked what measures are being taken to prevent such encroachment and address its impact on elephant movement and the human-elephant conflict.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I thank the Hon. Minister for the clear answers. My first supplementary: In Monaragala and elsewhere, lands of the Forest Department are being encroached upon and then sold—often to outsiders—in large tracts of 50 to 100 acres. Fences with electric barriers are erected, obstructing elephant movement and aggravating the human-elephant conflict. What measures are being taken to address this?
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- Hansard, Monday, 24 February 2025 ·No. 1741236032093385 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ruwan Wijeweera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 February 2025. No. 1741236032093385. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11650