The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha
Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha raised concerns about human-elephant conflict, noting that both communities and elephants are affected. He proposed measures beyond electric fences, including spring gates and targeted, household-level awareness programmes tailored to different groups in affected villages. He asked whether the Minister has planned a structured public awareness programme using available government cadres to educate communities on managing interactions with elephants.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, both people and elephants suffer. Beyond fences, spring gates are needed. Most importantly, community behaviour in HEC villages matters. Families have different daily routines—children, women, men—and tailored awareness is required for each. Beyond TV programs, conduct targeted house-to-house awareness using your sizeable cadres; even training your broader government cadre on managing elephant interactions could have major impact. Do you have such a public awareness programme planned?
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Cite as: The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 27 February 2025. No. 1741437399068186. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13206