The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna)
Asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation whether he is aware of a pig epidemic affecting farms in Sri Lanka, causing deaths, farm closures, and major losses due to the absence of an effective vaccine or medicine. Sought details on whether the Government will provide compensation or relief to affected farm owners, when such support would be provided, and, if not, the reasons for not doing so.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:
¶ 02 (a) Is he aware that— (i) pigs are currently dying due to an epidemic spreading among pigs raised on animal farms in Sri Lanka; (ii) both small- and large-scale animal farms have had to be completely closed as a result; (iii) as no specific vaccine or medicine is available for the disease, animal deaths have caused huge losses to farm owners; and (iv) no compensation or relief is being provided for the losses/damages?
¶ 03 (b) Will he inform this House— (i) whether steps will be taken to provide some compensation/relief for animals that die because of the disease mentioned above; and (ii) if so, the date on which such compensation/relief will be provided?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2025. No. 1736487038022510. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15954